Spectacle de la nature : or, nature display'd. Being discourses on such particulars of natural history as were thought most proper to excite the curiosity and form the minds of youth. Illustrated with copper plates. Volume VII. Translated from the original French
1770, First Edition. London : printed for L. Davis; J. Buckland; J. Rivington; R. Baldwin; W. Strahan [etc]. Defective, poor copy in contemporary leather-covered boards, slightly scuffed and worn on the edges. Front board detached, along with first signature (through p. 28); some medial pages loose with others attached to the spine; rear board detached, along with final signatures. (from p. 209). Some text lacking. 24 out of 33 plates present, with 9 lacking. The remaining materials are well-preserved overall, with clean pages and crisp folding plates. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. Item #459901
Physical description: [4], 323, [1] pages, plates : illustrations ; 18 cm. Notes: Volume VII only. Anonymous; by Noël Antoine Pluche. Page 323 misnumbered 223. Subjects: Natural history -- Juvenile literature -- Early works to 1800. Natural history -- Pre-Linnean works. Science -- Early works to 1800. Physics -- Early works to 1800. Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Early works to 1800. Illustrated books -- England -- 18th century -- Specimens.
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