Buffon's Natural History. Volume 04 (of 10) Containing a Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, of the Brute Creation, and of Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c is part of the Natural History catalogue. The record identifies Barr, James Smith [Editor], Buffon, Georges Louis Leclerc, comte de, 1707-1788 as the credited author and preserves a link to the source edition.

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