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Spectacle de la Nature, Sixth Edition, R. Franklin, Covent Garden, 1743
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Spectacle de la Nature OR Nature Display'd. Being Discourses of Such Particulars of Natural History As were thought most proper to Excite the Curiosity, and Form the Minds of Youth. Translated from the Original French work by Noël Antoine Pluche (1688–1761) Printed for R. Franklin, Covent Garden; C. Davis in Pater-nofter Row; and J. Pemberton in Fleet Street Sixth Edition 1743 Poor condition commensurate with age. Leather bound. Damage to spine, hinges cracked, end pages present but detached from cover-board. Inscription on title page. Leaves detached throughout. Browning, foxing and creasing throughout.
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