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1977BI-57London England: Cambridge University Press 1977. Classic comprehensive 2-volume revised and retitled reference text of the author's original 1928 preeminant work in this field. Text presents a detailed introduction to acridology including general morphology; anatomy and physiology; phase polymorphism; taxonomic characters and categories; classification of Acridoidea; food and feeding behavior; locomotion and non-locomotory movements; mating behavior; migratory flights; gregarious behavior; life cycles; egg-laying; population movements; outbreaks and plagues; life-zones life-forms and ecofaunas; etc. 1094 pgs. in two volumes. Illustrated. Color frontispiece in vol. I. Stamped on endpapers copyright pg. and outer edges. Spine labels neatly removed. Gilt spine and front cover. Minor small scuffs to front covers. Minimal shelfwear. Volume I published in 1966 and Volume II published in 1977. Heavy item. Revised Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ex- Professional Library. Cambridge University Press Hardcover
1867EL346131867-1878 6 volumes (complete). vi, 251, viii, 270, vii, 256, 262, x, 512, iv, 398, 37 p., 5 b/w plates (A-E), 69 col. pls (1-58, 45 and 46 used twice but separate plates, 1-9), 12mo (12 x 18.5 cm), volumes 1-5 red morocco, volume 6 (microlepidoptera) dark green leather. First five volumes ex library Eug. de Keyn (with his stamp), volume six ex library Dr. Maurice Royer (with his stamp) and Carolus Casolari (with his ex libris depicting a spider in its web with the motto ‘’nihil sine labore’’). Some foxing in first pages volume 5, lower right corner of plate 43 missing.Volume six is often missing and was published one year before Berce’s death, and treats the microlepidoptera (Hétérocères. Deltoides, Pyralites). Berce writes in his introduction:’’Nous avons longtemps hésité à entreprendre ce sixième volume malgré les encouragements de plusiers de nos collègues; la crainte de faire un travail incomplet nous avait retenu’’.
1840EG296461840 4 volumes (complete). cxxv, 324, [1], 563, [1], 672, 600, [1] p., 43, 38, 72, 46 pls, contemporary dark violet (almost black) half calf (spine richly gilt), marbled boards (rubbed), blueish-green and brown marbled end-papers, edges light blue. With scattered foxing. very small stamp on title-page volume 1, 2 plates cut short (with loss of tip of wing of butterfly), one blank margin of one plate repaired.Emphasis in this series was on Coleoptera which was treated much more exhaustively than the other groups by le Comte de Castelnau. This is a good, complete set in an attractive period binding.
12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 288, [iii, ads including one for author's earlier book] pp, 8 fine hand colored engraved plates including frontis, engraved headpieces for each chapter, with the half title page, endpaper ads. original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and on cover in decorative gilt border, all edges gilted, cover rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine & endpapers, interior clean and near fine in very good cover, solid and tight binding. A picture of th Freeman 1836. An attractively produced book by author of other high-class natural history books, one being an early work on aquariums done at the beginning of the aquarium craze in Victorian England. The work translates the aquarium, a habitat for fish and other marine animals, to one of insects where the enthusiastic nature lover could collect various insects and watch them grow and reproduce in the comfort of their own home. The plates, including many of butterflies, beetles, etc, are beautifully done, the frontis being one of the vivarium itself, an ornate Victorian aquarium with plants, water, butterflies, etc, that could have been found in a typical parlor of the time.
18747652ABZürich, Zürcher & Furrer, 1874. 8°. IV, 447, V S. Mit 2 lithogr. Tafeln. Etwas späterer Halbleinenband.
41732A Paris, chez Durand, 1764. 2 volumes in-4°, xxviij-523; 690 pages. Reliures demi-basane à coins, dos lisses ornés de filets dorés pièces de titre beiges, pièces de tomaison vertes.
19743138BB2 Bände. Leipzig, Bucher, 1974. Gr.-folio. 319 S. (gebunden). Mit 121 farb. Tafeln (lose). Orig.-Halbpergamentbände mit Buntpapierbezug in Schuber.
115611 volumes grand in 8demi-cuir marron raciné à nerfs,pièce de titre cuir marron pour les volumes 1 à 5 et rouge pour les autres volumes.Fers roulettes dorées;(légère variante pour les fers des volumes 6 à 10 qui représentent un papillon)non rogné tête rouge pour les volumes 1à 5 et doré pour les autres.Nombreuses illustrations dans et hors-texte(sous serpentes).Delagrave 1920-1924.Le volume 11 contient La vie de Joseph FABRE par le Dr R.V Legros.Bel ensemble
1893EC450971893-1907 vii, 262, 50 p., 40 coloured (chromolithographs) tissue-guarded plates (plates numbered 1-21, 21bis, 22-39), roy. 4to (27 x 33,5 cm), new brown cloth (buckram). Ex library J. Krikken (with his small ex libris). French previous owner has written the distribution localities of each species on the tissue guards (for instance: Natal, Brésil, Guinée, Cameroun etc.). Although not in his original binding, a good, tightly bound copy.
182613643Nürnberg, Selbstverlag, 1826. Erster Theil (mehr nicht erschienen): Käfer. VIII, 207 S. 4 kolorierte Kupfertafeln. 8°. Pp. der Zeit mit Rückenschild (etw. bestoßen).
1843EW211221843 lxxvi, 675, [1], 6 p., 12 beautifully hand-coloured pls, contemporary green hcalf (spine gilt, black labels). Some scattered slight foxing in the text, plates clean. Ex library Claude Gouffé.This is Charles Jean Baptise Amyot (1799-1866) and Jean Guillaume Audinet-Serville's (1775-1858) most important work in the field of Hemiptera, and was published by Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret as part of the ''Suites à Buffon''. This is a very good copy of one of the rarer volumes in the series. Furthermore it is the scarce coloured edition in an beautiful period binding.
1910EC442251910-1949 xiv, 322, xiii, 387, xii, 428, xi, 274 p., 76, 77, 61 figures, 43 (5 coloured) plates, publisher’s cloth. Library stamps, else a very good set. A complete set of four volumes is rare.
1936EL244281936-1970 930, 1266 p., 60, 104 figs, 105 pls, hardbound (in 5 volumes). Published in: Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. Many of the original covers bound in. A scarce, well bound, complete set of the catalogue and the supplements.
1934ED432751934-1938 Seven parts. 280, 289, 249, 303, 232, 242, 428 p., 9 plates, paperbound. Paper covering of lower end spine of part 7 damaged with some loss of paper. Library stamps, some numbers written on top margin of front covers, else a good, unopened set. This is undoubtedly Townsend’s magnum opus and was privately published by Townsend himself in Brazil. It went through 12 parts, here we present the first 7. Although important, sets or even loose parts are rare.
17981007-22Augsburg, in der Martin Engelbrechtischen Kunsthandlung 1798. 8°. 418 S. mit Kupfertitel mit Vignette u. 52 altkolor. Kupfertaf.; es fehlen die 11 Register-Bll. im Anhang. Späteres HLn. Kanten berieben, Ecken bestoßen, Rücken mit Kleberesten eines Etiketts, Vorsätze erneuert. Titelbl. mit Löschung des Titelzusatzes "dritter Theil". Wenige Seiten oder Taf. mit leichten Randläsuren. - (Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte, Bd. 8) [6 Warenabbildungen]
Prima edizione del 1896 di questo volume sui coleotteri di Achille Griffini. L'opera è una celebre monografia che descrive oltre 1300 diverse specie di coleotteri. Oltre alle generalità intorno agli insetti e ai coleotteri, l'opera si occupa della raccolta e conservazione degli insetti e offre un ampio repertorio bibliografico. I°l testo è impreziosito da numerose incisioni nel testo e 50 tavole fuori testo in cromolitografia che mostrano numerose specie. Presenti inoltre due tavole in bianco e nero sugli insetti. Firma all'occhietto datata Terni 1923. In buone condizioni Copertina in tela editoriale in buone condizioni generali con lievi usure marginali. Legatura in buone condizioni ma qualche lieve rottura. All'interno le pagine si presentano in ottime condizioni con rare fioriture. In 8. cm 26,5x19. Pp. IX+(1)+244.First edition of 1896 of this volume about coleopters by Achille Griffini. The work is a famous monography describing over 1300 different species of coleopters. The work describes insects in general then collection and preservation of them. The text is enriched by different black and white illustrations in the text and 50 tavole out of text chromolithographis plates showing different species. There are also two black and white plates about insects. Signature inthe false title page dated Terni 1923. In good conditions Cloth editorial cover in good general conditions lightly worn in the extremities. Binding in good condiitons with some light crack. Inside pages are in very good conditions with occasional foxing. In 8. cm 26,5x19. Pp. IX+(1)+244. Weight Kg. 1,200
176422878Paris, C. J. Panckoucke, 1764. 1: XC, 469, 1 Bl.; 2: 483 S., 3 Bll. mit 32 Figuren auf 7 Faltafeln. 12°. Rotes Halbleder der Zeit mit Goldprägung (Kanten etwas berieben)
1987EC419181987-2010 In paperbound issues as published paperbound. Library stamp on each issue.
1928EG273211928-1968 Eight volumes in six. Text with four frontispieces with portraits, 8vo/4to, contemporary half-calf over marbled boards, gilt titles on spine (I) and original grey cloth with gilt titles (II). The only compilation of all entomological contributions up to 1900, now rare in original print, especially the first series (with indexes up to 1863) published privately by Horn. This is by far the most important bibliography on entomology. The second series is by W. Derksen and U. Scheiding-Göllner, but traditionally referred to as "Horn Schenkling" as well. Library stamps on front paste-downs, volumes to part I crudely taped. Lacking the 1975 index to the second series. Contents good.
1859EC340161859-1860 Paris, Deyrolle, 1859/60 : in-12, relié 1 planche N&B en frontispice, 60 pp., pp. 61-164, demi-toile moderne, pièce de titre de cuir noir, couvertures conservées (manque le 2° plat du 1° cahier). Très bon état, hommage de l'auteur à Mr. Chevrolat en page de titre, de toute rareté !
1936EL274301936-1970 Bound in two volumes. 930, 1266 p., 60, 104 figs, 105 pls, blind half cloth over marbled boards. Catalogue of Dutch butterflies, with index. Published in: Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. A scarce complete set of the catalogue and the supplements.
1944EJ441871944-2011 Volumes 1-37 in 10 red half cloth binders (the first 8 with leather labels), the remainder in issues. Issue 60(5) is missing. Added is the Supplement of 2009 by F. Secchi et al., Les Coléoptères Carabidae du Département du Loiret. Almost complete set of the first 67 volumes spanning 68 years.
1895EL275971895-1914 Three volumes in three. 956 p., 223 lithographed plates of which many coloured, 10 maps, original cloth and paperbound (original printed covers). Volume 1 has back broken, else good set.An important contribution to the bombycine moths of North America by this eminent entomologist.
171296416Venezia Per Gio. Gabbriello Ertz 1712 1 vol. relié fort vol. in-8, plein vélin ivoire de l'époque avec le titre manuscrit au dos, 39 + (2) + 204 + (2) + 223 + (1) + 54 pp., en-tête gravé, 2 vignettes dans le texte et 68 planches gravées hors-texte, dont 4 dépliantes, lettrines et culs-de-lampe, index. Ce premier volume (sur trois) - complet en soi - rassemble les oeuvres entomologiques et parasitologiques du médecin, naturaliste et philosophe Francesco Redi (1626-1698), illustrées de gravures d'une grande finesse représentant insectes et parasites : Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl'insetti ; Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi... ; Osservazioni intorno a' pellicelli del corpo umano... Précédé de sa vie par Abate Salvino Salvini. Déchirures à 1 feuillet et à 2 planches dépliantes, sans manque. Deux petits manques au dos, sinon exemplaire frais dans sa reliure d'époque.
171296416Venezia Per Gio. Gabbriello Ertz 1712 1 vol. relié fort vol. in-8, plein vélin ivoire de l'époque avec le titre manuscrit au dos, 39 + (2) + 204 + (2) + 223 + (1) + 54 pp., en-tête gravé, 2 vignettes dans le texte et 68 planches gravées hors-texte, dont 4 dépliantes, lettrines et culs-de-lampe, index. Ce premier volume (sur trois) - complet en soi - rassemble les oeuvres entomologiques et parasitologiques du médecin, naturaliste et philosophe Francesco Redi (1626-1698), illustrées de gravures d'une grande finesse représentant insectes et parasites : Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl'insetti ; Osservazioni intorno agli animali viventi... ; Osservazioni intorno a' pellicelli del corpo umano... Précédé de sa vie par Abate Salvino Salvini. Déchirures à 1 feuillet et à 2 planches dépliantes, sans manque. Deux petits manques au dos, sinon exemplaire frais dans sa reliure d'époque.