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Natural history of birds. Paris. Royal Printing. 1770-1775. 18 volumes in-12, full speckled calf, spine with ornamented nerves, title and tomaison parts in beige morocco, small defects. An illustrated copy of 261 plates, off-text, of this major encyclopedic work. The Natural History of Birds represents only a quarter of its natural history.