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317 - TIGNY (F. M. G. T. de). Natural History of Insects, compiled…
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TIGNY (F. M. G. T. de). Natural History of Insects, compiled from the works of Réaumur, Geoffroy and Dégéer […]. Paris, Déterville, 1813. 10 vols., in-18. Mottled fawn sheepskin, spine with 4 raised bands, title and volume numbers gilded, gilded fillet and scroll on the covers with a large blind-stamped iron in the centre, gilded fillet on the edges, marbled edges. (Romantic binding). Second edition, complete in 10 vols. with 98 engraved plates enhanced with watercolour. Quérard, IX, 747 (cites only the 1st and 3rd editions). Some foxing, a few minor defects to the binding. Also included, in the same binding: BOSC (L. A. C.). Natural History of Shells. Paris, Verdière, 1824. 5 vols. in-18. 43 (/44) large plates enhanced with watercolours and one fold-out illustration. The plates are often out of order; plate 2 is numbered 4, and plate 27 is missing. Some foxing and defects to the bindings.
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