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137 - GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE (Félix-Édouard) & Achille PERCHERON.
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GUÉRIN-MÉNEVILLE (Félix-Édouard) & Achille PERCHERON. Genera of Insects, or A Detailed Account of All the Characteristics Specific to Each Genus of this Class of Animals… Paris, J. B. Baillière, 1835–1838. In-8, 15 x 23.5 cm, 3 + 118 ff., 12 pp., 60 plates, late 19th-century cardboard binding in blue half-percale, spine decorated with gilt faux-ribbing. A collection of the six instalments of this important treatise on entomological systematics. Illustrated with 60 engraved plates, each featuring a finely watercoloured depiction of the insect. A good copy. Baillière’s catalogue (60 pp.) bound at the end. Marginal foxing and a few stains. Water damage at the corners of the first 30 leaves. Modest hardback binding. – Expert: Cédric and Ithier de FOUGEROLLE
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Auction time 10/21/2026 at 1:30 PM
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