Insects.- Illiger (Johann Karl Wilhelm) Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens, first edition, folding table, H. de Bonvouloir and Silluf o.Bengt-Olof Landin bookplates, contemporary boards, a little rubbed, Halle, 1798 § Lesser (F.C.) Théologie des Insectes ou démonstration des perfections de Dieu, 2 vol., first French edition, 2 engraved folding plates, Bibliothèque de M. Delasize and Jacques d'Aguilar bookplates, contemporary French calf, gilt, spine ends a little rubbed, La Haye, 1742 § Paykull (G.) Fauna Svecica. Insecta, 3 vol. in 2, occasional light scattered spotting, Doctoris Boisduval and Jacques d' Aguilar bookplates, contemporary calf, gilt, Uppsala, 1798-1800 § Dejean (P.F.) Catalogue de la Collection de Coléoptères, small portion excised at upper corner of title, final f. corners repaired, occasional light spotting, modern morocco-backed boards, Paris 1821 § Thomson (James) Arcana Naturæ ou Receuil d'Histoire Naturelle, engraved frontispiece and 13 plates, all but 2 finely hand-coloured, occasional light foxing, later calf-backed boards, broken, 1859, 8vo & folio (7)

⁂ The first mentioned is a rare work on the coleoptera of Prussia. Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger (1775-1831) was a Professor and Director of the Zoological Museum in Berlin from its formation in 1810 until his death.

The second mentioned was translated and enlarged with notes by the Dutch entomologist Pieter Lyonnet, who also drew the 2 plates for this edition. The three German editions were not illustrated. Christian Friederich Lesser (1695-1754) was a German naturalist and clergyman.

Dejean's Catalogue de la Collection de Coléoptères is rare, as almost the entire stock was destroyed by fire. The first edition, which is even rarer, describes 910 species, whereas this much enlarged catalogue lists 6,692.

In Thomson's Arcana Naturae..., 10 (8 coloured) of the plates show coleoptera and belong to the finest portrayal of these insects ever made, painted by Nicolet and engraved by Lebrun, delicately coloured by Mme German or Mme Ve Vaillant.