Le spectacle de la nature, ou Entretiens sur les particularités de l'histoire naturelle, qui ont paru les plus propres ê rendre les Jeunes-Gens curieux, & ê leur former l'esprit
Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 57 engraved foldout plates. 2 vols. 8vo
1782 · Paris
by [Pluche, Noel Antoine]
Paris: Knapen & Fils, 1782. Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 57 engraved foldout plates. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in full contemporary speckled tan calf, gilt spine, with labels in red and green, marbled endpapers. Fine. Engraved frontispiece to each volume and 57 engraved foldout plates. 2 vols. 8vo. Abbé Pluche's work -- intended for the instruction of the young -- first appeared in 1732 and was frequently reprinted thereafter. (Inventory #: 56686)