John Curtis British entomology; being illustrations and s of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Printed for the author, 1824 FIRST EDITION, 16 volumes bound in 8, 8vo (240 x 148mm.), 770 hand-coloured engraved plates (including 205*), contemporary green half-morocco gilt, spines densely gilt in six compartments, lettered in two, gilt edges, spines sunned A FINE COPY. The attractive plates combine both entomological and botanical subjects. LITERATURE:Nissen ZBI 1000 PROVENANCE:Christopher Turnor (1809-1886), Stoke Rochford Library, armorial bookplate
John Curtis British entomology; being illustrations and s of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Printed for the author, 1824 FIRST EDITION, 16 volumes bound in 8, 8vo (240 x 148mm.), 770 hand-coloured engraved plates (including 205*), contemporary green half-morocco gilt, spines densely gilt in six compartments, lettered in two, gilt edges, spines sunned A FINE COPY. The attractive plates combine both entomological and botanical subjects. LITERATURE:Nissen ZBI 1000 PROVENANCE:Christopher Turnor (1809-1886), Stoke Rochford Library, armorial bookplate
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