GEORGES-LOUIS LECLERC, COMTE DE BUFFON (1707-1788) Ouvres Completes de M. Le C.te de Buffon, Intendant du Jardin du Roi, de l'Academie Francoise, de celle des Sciences, ... Histoire des Animaux Quadrupedes. [A Complete Set of Work by Duke de Buffon, ... History of Quadruped Animals]. Paris: De L'Imprimerie Royale, 1775-1782. 11 volumes, full set. 8vo (170 x 105 mm). Full calf binding, marble endpaper, all edges marbled. Gilded and embossed spine with five raised bands. Published in French. All volumes are illustrated with 337 etchings depicting various species of quadruped animals.