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1854 ANIMALS NATURAL HISTORY WITH 400 ENGRAVINGS SNAKES TIGERS LIONS WILDCATS #1. Compiled from the works of John Charles Audubon, Lewis and Clarke, Buffon, Oliver Goldsmith and others. The material on Man and Apes is interesting. From 1854, 7 years before the Civil War, a remarkable first edition, The Naturalist's Library, containing scientific and popular descriptions of Man, Quadrupeds, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles and Insects. Compiled from the works of John Charles Audubon, Lewis and Clarke, Buffon, Oliver Goldsmith and others. A big book of 880 pages, 10x8 inches, with 400 engravings. Bound in black cloth, gilt titles, some edge wear. The material on Man and Apes is interesting.