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ARISTOTE. History of Animals. A Paris, chez la...

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ARISTOTE. History of Animals. A Paris, chez la Veuve Desaint, 1783. 2 vols. in-4, [4] f., LVI-758 p., [1] f. + [2] f., XLVIII-362 p., [2] f., contemporary spotted tan calf, 5-ribbed spine, red title-piece, green tomaison-piece, thistles, small-ink ornamented boxes and thistles as fleurons, gilt roulette on the edges, red edges (one corner dulled; small wetness in the head margin on the first and last f. of t.1). First edition of the French translation by Armand-Gaston Camus, with the Greek text printed opposite. Large margins.