BUFFON, GEORGE LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE A Natural History, General and Particular; Containing the History and Theory of the Earth, a General History of Man, the Brute Creation, Vegetables, Minerals, &c. &c.... London: Printed for Thomas Kelly, 1781.2 (of 8) vols. only. 4to, 3/4 calf over marbled boards. First edition. With engraved portrait frontispiece and 52 color plates. Rubbing to boards; previous ownership inscription to title pages; intermittent brownspotting; some leaves darkened.