Old and Rare Books - Antiquariaat Junk

handcoloured by Oudart, Delahaye, Bocourt and Werner). Recent half morocco.
The Zoology is presented under seven section headings, each with their own title and
author.
I: Anatomy by P. Gervais with 8 lithographs by Delahaye of which handcoloured;
Mammals by P. Gervais with 20 lithographs ( 2 handcoloured by Werner and 8 uncoloured
by Delahaye); Birds by M. Desmurs with 20 handcoloured lithographs by Oudart.
II: Fish by Castelnau, with 0 lithographs of which 8 handcoloured by Oudart and 2
uncoloured by Delahaye; Reptiles by Guichenot, with 8 handcoloured lithographs by
Bocourt. III: Entomology by H.Lucas, with 20 handcoloured plates by Nicolet; Myriapods
& Scorpions by P. Gervais, with 8 plates (6 by Nicolet and 2 by Oudart); Molluscs
by H. Hupé, with 22 handcoloured lithographs by Oudart.
Barba de Moraes I, p 67; B.M. (Nat. Hist.) I, 2 ; Brasilien Bibliothek der Robert Bosch
GMBH, 0.
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[ ] CURTIS, W. Flora
Londinensis: or Plates and
Descriptions of such Plants
as grow wild in the Environs
of London: with their places
of growth, and times of flowering;
their several names
according to Linnaeus and
other authors: with a particular
description of each
plant in latin and english. To
which are added their several
uses in medicine, agriculture,
rural oeconomy and
other arts. London, printed
for the author, ( 77 -) 777-
798. 2 volumes bound in .
Folio ( 7 x 280mm). With 2
engraved title-vignettes and
2 fine handcoloured engraved
plates. Contemporary
full calf, spines in 7 compartments
with gilt lines and lettering, sides with gilt borders. € 2 .000
First edition. A very fine copy with the bookplate of the Earl of Stradbroke. William
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