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128 - LUCAS (Hippolyte). Natural History of the Lepidoptera of Eur…
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LUCAS (Hippolyte). Natural History of the Lepidoptera of Europe – Natural History of Exotic Lepidoptera. Paris, Pauquet and L. Debure, 1834–1835. 2 volumes in-8, contemporary half-calf with corners, plain embossed spine. 216 pp., 80 plates; (1) f. 156 pp., 80 plates. Bindings slightly rubbed, scattered foxing affecting the text and the headbands more noticeably (more pronounced on the final folios of the European Lepidoptera), a few folios of text browned. First edition illustrated with 160 plates of butterflies engraved on steel by A. Noël (Lepidoptera of Europe) and Pauquet (Exotic Lepidoptera) and finely hand-watercoloured, totalling approximately 600 specimens. Pierre-Hippolyte Lucas (1814–1899), an entomologist attached to the Natural History Museum, was to take part a few years later in the Scientific Commission for the Exploration of Algeria.
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About the sale Antique and modern books: catalogued sale
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Auction time 11/14/2026 at 10:30 AM
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