Lot 287
Insects.- Spinola (Maximilian) Insectorum Liguriæ species novæ aut rariores, 4 parts in 1 vol., Genoa, Yves Gravier, 1806-08.
Hammer Price: £225
Description
Insects.- Spinola (Maximilian) Insectorum Liguriæ species novæ aut rariores, 4 parts in 1 vol., 7 engraved plates, 1 slightly foxed, folding table, tear into half-title and part 1 title, manuscript f. titled 'Table alphabetique' bound before plates, contemporary calf-backed boards, red morocco label to spine, joints split, [Nissen ZBI 3942], 4to, Genoa, Yves Gravier, 1806-08.
⁂ Dealing exclusively with the Hymenoptera of the Ligurian region (Italy). Maximilian Spinola (1780-1857) was an Italian entomologist whose entomological contributions were mainly in the orders of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera.
Description
Insects.- Spinola (Maximilian) Insectorum Liguriæ species novæ aut rariores, 4 parts in 1 vol., 7 engraved plates, 1 slightly foxed, folding table, tear into half-title and part 1 title, manuscript f. titled 'Table alphabetique' bound before plates, contemporary calf-backed boards, red morocco label to spine, joints split, [Nissen ZBI 3942], 4to, Genoa, Yves Gravier, 1806-08.
⁂ Dealing exclusively with the Hymenoptera of the Ligurian region (Italy). Maximilian Spinola (1780-1857) was an Italian entomologist whose entomological contributions were mainly in the orders of Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera.
