All the World's Birds: Buffon's Illustrated Natural History General and Particular of Birds

by Georges-Louis Leclerc and Georges Louis Leclerc Buffon

Before Audubon, there was Buffon's Histoire naturelle, generale et particuliere, originally published in thirty-six volumes between 1749 and 1778. All the World's Birds comprises selections from the original, which explored all flora and fauna, and features the beautiful full color illustrations by Francois-Nicolas Martinet. Now this seminal work appears in a handsome, slipcased edition which marks the first publication of Buffon's writings in one...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847830918
• ISBN13: 9780847830916
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 20.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.0" x 13.5" x 19.0"