Lot Details & Additional Photographs
...including the several Classes of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera, & Diptera, or Bees, Flies, & Libellulae. Exhibiting on 51 Copper Plates near 500 Figures...minutely Described, Arranged, & Named, according to the Linnean-System, with Remarks... (London, 1782), quarto (12.25 in.),166 pages with hand-colored frontis and plates, fine mid-20th century three-quarter leather binding over marbled boards with gilt rules, the spine with raised bands.
All plates are present; the leaves are lightly toned; some minor foxing and stains present; the plates retain strong color; light shelf wear to boards with corner bumps and light chipping to the leather at edges; overall very good or better condition.
$400 - 600