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GEOFFROY (Étienne-Louis). A Brief History of Insects… Paris,…
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126
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GEOFFROY (Étienne-Louis). A Brief History of Insects… Paris,…
See original version (French)
Estimate 300 € - 400 €
Voluntary lot
Description
GEOFFROY (Étienne-Louis). A Brief History of Insects… Paris, Calixte Volland, Rémont, 1798. Quarto, 18 x 24 cm, 2 folios, XXVIII, 556 pp., 10 plates and 1 folded table & 2 folios, 744 pp., 1 blank folio, 12 plates (numbered XI–XXII), modern binding in fawn calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs.
Second, expanded edition of this work first published in 1762.
Illustrated with 22 engraved plates and a large systematic table.
A set of 22 finely coloured, folded plates has been bound at the end of the second volume.
A very fine copy, from the natural history library of Gilbert Dufaux (dry-stamped seals on the title pages and p. 39). Scattered foxing. - Appraised by: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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About the sale
Antique and modern books, manuscripts
Auction location
Auction time
21/10/2026 à 13h30
Ref. : 15251 - 169
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