antique french leather "Morceaux Choisis de Buffon" book - 1809

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An early 19th-century French book, Morceaux Choisis de Buffon—selections from the great naturalist's writing—published in Paris by Renouard in 1809, the second illustrated edition. Bound in gilt-tooled calf with a red morocco spine label, the kind of warm, worn leather spine that anchors a shelf or a stack. An ink inscription inside records it being given as a school prize in 1831, a small piece of its history carried forward. Sourced from a brocante in Marseille. dimensions: 4"W x 6.5"L x 1"D Show more