BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de. Natural History of Minerals. The

BUFFON, Georges-Louis Leclerc de. Natural History of Minerals. The last work published during Buffon’s lifetime, including the complete volume devoted to the magnet and its uses, preserved in a beautiful porphyry calfskin binding. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1783–1788. 5 volumes in-4 (256 x 205 mm), each bound in full porphyry calfskin, spine with guilloché raised bands, panels decorated with gilt metalwork and a central fleur-de-lis, title labels in red morocco leather and volume number la

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