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123 - GEOFFROY, Etienne-Louis. A Brief History of Insects.
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Estimate €200 - €400
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GEOFFROY, Etienne-Louis. A Brief History of Insects. Paris, Durand, 1764. In-4 (25 x 19 cm), marbled havana calf, ribbed spine decorated with panels. Marbled edges. Contemporary binding. 2 vols.: XXVIII–523 pp. – 690 pp., 22 folding plates engraved by A.J. Defehrt and Prévost, one folding table. Numerous old annotations, faint water stains. Second edition of this remarkable 18th-century entomological work, illustrated with a fine set of 22 attractive folding plates, each featuring several figures (insects); and a folding table (on their classification) engraved by Prévost and Defehrt. A new entomological classification established by the apothecary Étienne Louis Geoffroy (1725–1810) based on the presence or absence, number, shape and texture of the wings – into six orders of insects: Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Tetraptera with mealy wings, Tetraptera with bare wings, Diptera and Aptéra.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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