Insects.- Illiger (Karl) Olivier's Entomologie oder Naturgeschichte der Insekten, 2 vol., first edition, 5 engraved plates, contemporary half calf, Braunschweig, 1800-02; Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens, folding table, title strengthened at inner margin, modern half morocco, [Horn-Schenkling II 11172], Halle, 1798 § Kleynhoff (C.F.) Bedenkingen over het einde waartoe de Insecten..., engraved plate, Jacques d'Aguilar bookplate, contemporary calf-backed boards, upper joint split, corners a little rubbed, [Horn-Schenkling 11913], Amsterdam, 1805 § Sturm (Jacob) Catalog der Kaefer-Sammlung, 6 hand-coloured engraved plates by the author, Jacques d'Aguilar bookplate, modern calf-backed boards, [Horn-Schenkling 21702], Nürnberg, 1843, 8vo (5)

⁂ A good group of entomological works. The first mentioned is the German translation of G.A. Olivier's famous Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Insectes... Coléoptères. Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775-1831) was a Professor and Director of the Zoological museum in Berlin from its formation in 1810 until his death. Christiaan F. Kleynhoff (1761-1819) studied medicine at Leiden; he was a poet and Professor of Rural Economics.