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197 - SCHÄFFER (Jacob Christian). *Elementa entomologica*… Regensb…
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SCHÄFFER (Jacob Christian). *Elementa entomologica*… Regensburg, 1780. Quarto, 24 x 29 cm, 84 folios, 140 plates on 72 folios, modern binding in fawn sheepskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt fleurons, untrimmed. Third edition, substantially expanded, of this important systematic treatise on entomology, first published in 1766 with 135 plates. Illustrated with 140 engraved plates, finely coloured at a later date, three of which depict instruments and natural history cabinets. A fine copy, with full margins, from Gilbert Dufaux’s natural history library (dry-stamped on the title page and folio B2). – Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale Antique and modern books, manuscripts
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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