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[BEAURIEU, Gaspard Guillard de].
See original version (French)
28
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[BEAURIEU, Gaspard Guillard de].
See original version (French)
Estimate €80 - €120
Voluntary lot
Description
[BEAURIEU, Gaspard Guillard de]. A Brief History of Insects.
An entertaining treatise on entomology with moral reflections.
Paris, Panckoucke, 1764.
2 tomes in 2 volumes, in-12, havana sheepskin, smooth spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, blue marbled edges.
Vol. 1, (4) folios, XC, 469 pp., (1) folios; Vol. 2, 483 pp., (3) folios, 7 folding plates.
Binding rubbed, spine cracked with loss of gilding, cap bands missing. A few foxing spots and slight yellowing.
The only edition of this work on entomology, illustrated with seven engraved plates depicting various insects and scientific instruments. Each chapter opens with a moral reflection.
For instance, the one on the woodlouse: “Some men, possessing talents by which they might make themselves useful, concern themselves only with frivolous matters [...]: these men resemble the woodlouse, which, despite having a fairly large number of legs, walks almost as slowly as a snail, unless it is in a great hurry”.
Ex-libris of Blachère, parish priest of Montélimar, on the inside front cover.
A fine copy in period binding.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
Auction location
Auction time
11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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