DONOVAN, EDWARD. 1768-1837.

DONOVAN, EDWARD. 1768-1837.
An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of India, and the islands in the Indian Seas. London: T. Bensley, 1800[-1804].
4to (295 x 235 mm). 57 hand-colored engraved plates. Contemporary quarter black morocco gilt and marbled boards. Rubbed, corners bumped, light browning throughout.

FIRST EDITION of Donovan's beautifully illustrated work on the insects of India, drawn mostly from specimens in his own collection. This was the second part a series of two books by Donovan, the other part covering the insects of Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and Tahiti. Nissen ZBI 1144.