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[Perrault (Claude)] The Natural History of Animals containing the Anatomical Description of several Creatures dissected by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, [translated by Alexander Pitfield], 2 parts in 1, additional engraved pictorial title and 35 engraved plates (30 of animals, 5 of scientific instruments), one plate misbound, occasional spotting or soiling, contemporary calf ruled in blind, a little rubbed and marked, corners and spine ends a little worn with short splits to joints, [Nissen ZBI 3125; Wing P1582a], folio, for R.Smith, 1702.

⁂ The seond part comprises The Measure of the Earth, translated by R[ichard] W[aller].

Lot 46

Perrault (Claude) The Natural History of Animals containing the Anatomical Description of several Creatures, 35 engraved plates, for R.Smith, 1702.  

Hammer Price: £500

Description

[Perrault (Claude)] The Natural History of Animals containing the Anatomical Description of several Creatures dissected by the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, [translated by Alexander Pitfield], 2 parts in 1, additional engraved pictorial title and 35 engraved plates (30 of animals, 5 of scientific instruments), one plate misbound, occasional spotting or soiling, contemporary calf ruled in blind, a little rubbed and marked, corners and spine ends a little worn with short splits to joints, [Nissen ZBI 3125; Wing P1582a], folio, for R.Smith, 1702.

⁂ The seond part comprises The Measure of the Earth, translated by R[ichard] W[aller].

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