Lot 96
Insects.- Dejean (Le Comte) and C.Aubé. Species Général des Coléoptères de la collection, 6 vol. in 7, Paris, 1825-38.
Hammer Price: £180
Description
Insects.- Dejean (Le Comte) and C.Aubé. Species Général des Coléoptères de la collection..., 6 vol. in 7, foxing, ink-stamps to 5 titles and vol.1 title also with ink inscription, 4 vol. uniformly bound in contemporary calf-backed boards, 2 vol. uncut in original wrappers, rubbed, [Horn-Schenkling 4601; not in Nissen ZBI], 8vo, Paris, 1825-38.
⁂ Complete with the rare sixth volume. Dejean's original plan was to describe in this work the world fauna of Coleoptera but this was soon changed to the more limited aim of the species of his own collection. Twenty volumes were foreseen but as it turned out only six appeared, the last of which, containing the 'Hydrocanthares', was written by C. Aubé (1802-1869).
Description
Insects.- Dejean (Le Comte) and C.Aubé. Species Général des Coléoptères de la collection..., 6 vol. in 7, foxing, ink-stamps to 5 titles and vol.1 title also with ink inscription, 4 vol. uniformly bound in contemporary calf-backed boards, 2 vol. uncut in original wrappers, rubbed, [Horn-Schenkling 4601; not in Nissen ZBI], 8vo, Paris, 1825-38.
⁂ Complete with the rare sixth volume. Dejean's original plan was to describe in this work the world fauna of Coleoptera but this was soon changed to the more limited aim of the species of his own collection. Twenty volumes were foreseen but as it turned out only six appeared, the last of which, containing the 'Hydrocanthares', was written by C. Aubé (1802-1869).
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