[Entomology]. Atlas of Insects, consisting of 110 plates, depicting most...
[Entomology]. Atlas of Insects, consisting of 110 plates, depicting most of the insects described in the Manual of Natural History and the Manual of Entomology. Paris, Roret, n.d. (ca. 1840). One in-12 volume, in a full contemporary pink cardboard binding with a leather title label. Binding scuffed, spine faded. 30 pp., 110 plates.
A beautiful entomological atlas published in the Manuels-Roret series, complete with its 110 engraved plates, finely hand-colored at the time after illustrations by Barraband, Desève, or Meunier.
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[Entomology]. Atlas of Insects, consisting of 110 plates, depicting most of the insects described in the Manual of Natural History and the Manual of Entomology. Paris, Roret, n.d. (ca. 1840). One in-12 volume, in a full contemporary pink cardboard binding with a leather title label. Binding scuffed, spine faded. 30 pp., 110 plates.
A beautiful entomological atlas published in the Manuels-Roret series, complete with its 110 engraved plates, finely hand-colored at the time after illustrations by Barraband, Desève, or Meunier.