Rare Antique Book The English Cyclopaedia Natural History Volumes III & IV 1856

  

Rare Antique Book The English Cyclopaedia Natural History Volumes III & IV. 2 Vols in One Book.

Vols III & IV - 1084pp & 1292pp with upwards of two thousand delightful illustrations throughout. Book text pages are very clean, unmarked and in good condition. There are two papers have cuts and missing. Please note very heavy books, 2869 Gram.

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