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DRURY, Dru

Illustrations of exotic entomology. Interspersed with remarks and reflections on their nature and properties. A new edition
London
Henry G. Bohn
1837
€2.400 - €3.600

"3 vol. in-4to, XXVI, 123 pp ; VI, 99 pp ; VI, 93 pp, ill. with 151 engraved plates (of which 150 finely hand-coloured and partly varnished). The majority of the fine plates were drawn and engraved by Moses Harris. (some plates with handwritten Latin captions, tear with small loss in the corner of 1 plate, 2 lvs. in vol. 1 loose, a small hole at lower margin of a few pages. A very good set. Contemp. unif. half leather bindings, spine with 5 raised band and gilt lettering"

"Provenance: Dr. Adolf Fritze. The illustrations are invaluable to the student of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera as many species - and among them the most splendid ones - are figured here for the first time. Ref. Nissen ZBI 1160 ; Brunet II, 843 ; Junk Rara 85"

Natural History