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1830 Webster - Hayne Debate; Collection of Materials and Speeches on the Webster-Hayne Debate

by Daniel Webster; "liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One and Inseparable!"

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E-007. Leather. Very Good. Leather. 8vo. Duff Green/Way and Gideon/ Gales & Beaton Washington, DC. 1830. 17-28, 1-42, 1-96. 1-15 (double column) , 3-41, 3-38, 3-53, 1-57, 1-40, 1-16 (double column) , 513-544 (double column) ; 3-31, 1-66, 1-39. Bound 3/4 leather and marble paper covered boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have shelf-wear present to the extremities (boards are scuffed and chipped along the the top edge of the spine). Foxing present throughout. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The second piece includes, at p. 85, the famous quotation: "Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!" Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U. S. Congress and served as the U. S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. Webster was one of the most… Read more
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Katalog vystavy obrazu Alfonse M. Muchy z cyklu Slovanska Epopeje. / Katalog výstavy obrazů...
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Katalog vystavy obrazu Alfonse M. Muchy z cyklu Slovanska Epopeje. / Katalog výstavy obrazů Alfonse M. Muchy z cyklu Slovanská Epopeje. Klementinum 1919. (České srdce.)

by [Mucha, Alfons]

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[Prague]: [České srdce], 1919. First edition. In publisher's printed, red wrappers. In near fine condition.. Illustrated with 6 photographic reproductions.. Illustrated with 6 photographic reproductions. First edition. In publisher's printed, red wrappers. (16) p. Guide to Mucha's exhibition of the yet unfinished cycle, The Slav Epic. Mucha's cycle of 20 canvases depicting the mythology and history of the Czechs and the Slavic people were created between 1910 and 1928. The first part of the series, eleven canvases were first shown to the public in 1919. The exhibition was held in Klementinum (Prague) and it was accompanied by this booklet with an introduction by the artist himself and reproductions of 6 paintings with explanatory texts. .
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Endless Horizons. Introduction by Dr. Frank B. Jewett

by Bush, Vannevar

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Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1946. inscribed in the year of publication by Vannevar Bush to later Nobel Laureate Walter Gilbert and his wife Leila; first printing, ix, 182 pp., frontis., original brown cloth (hardcover), covers lightly rubbed, else very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country. Photos available upon request.
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, in Four Volumes
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Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, in Four Volumes

by Jefferson, Thomas; Randolph, Thomas Jefferson

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Boston: Gray and Bowen, 1830. Second Edition. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Stuart, Gilbert. Second edition (Sabin 35891). Boards rubbed, front and end matter and a few other pages foxed, minor wear to spine and corners, bookplate of Edwin Croswell on endpaper of each volume, closed tear along top seam of first. 1830 Half-Leather. 8vo. Brown leather spine and corners, five raised spine bands with gilt titles and decorations in compartments and black rules, hand-tooled borders in blind along edges of leather on boards, marbled paper over boards, gilt titles, marbled endpapers, red edges, steel engraved frontispiece portrait of Thomas Jefferson in first volume (from the famous painting by Gilbert Stuart), between the memoir and correspondence sections are two fold-outs comprising a complete facsimile of the draft of the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson's edits. The first published collection of Thomas Jefferson's writings, edited by his grandson and executor. Originally… Read more
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It (Stephen King Signed and JSA-Authenticated)
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It (Stephen King Signed and JSA-Authenticated)

by Stephen King

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Viking, 1986-09-14. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x2x9. Signed. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING. Also inscribed as shown and dated 1993. Mr. King's autograph has been professionally authenticated by James Spence Authenticators (JSA), one of the most highly respected authenticators worldwide. Your book will include their full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker placement is on the letter, NOT in the book). Later printing (12th) in VG+ condition: clean bright text; board coloring and corners are quite good. Dust jacket has only mild wear and is far nicer than most examples I have seen. A new mylar cover has been added to keep your DJ looking terrific. Exceptionally scarce with an authenticated signature. Expedited and international shipping are welcome but overseas buyers should obtain a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.
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Night Shift (Stephen King Signed BCE, JSA-Certified, Not Personalized)
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by King, Stephen

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Doubleday, 1993-10-01. Book Club. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed. SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING directly to the title page and NOT personalized to anyone. Mr King's signature has been professionally authenticated by James Spence Authenticators, one of the most respected autograph evaluation services in the world. Includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity. A very attractive book club edition in VG+ condition: clean text (feels unread); good corners and coloring on the boards. Only mild wear on the dust jacket; looks quite attractive with a new mylar cover. Exceptionally scarce with an authenticated autograph. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.
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Easton Press Library of 20th Century Classics. [50 volume set]

by Baldwin; Borges; Bradbury; Burgess; Camus; Capote; Cather; Ellison; Faulkner; Fitzgerald; Forster; Greene; Heller; Hemingway; Huxley; James; Joyce; Kafka; Various

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Easton Press, 1979. Hardcover. Like New. [50 volume Great Books of the 20th century set] Hardcover. Bound in full leather. Stamped with 22kt gold gilt design on cover front, back and spine. All edges gold. Silk moire fabric end papers. Satin ribbon place holder. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Some volumes still in publisher's shrink wrap. For more than 30 years, the Easton Press has been the standard for finely bound, profusely gilt, classic leather bindings. <br>Now out of print, the Easton Press Library of 20th Century Classics featured the emblematic works of the 20th century, in collector's edition gilt leather bindings.<br>This is an oversized or heavy book, which WILL require additional postage for Priority Mail or International delivery outside the US.<br> Contains the following volumes: Baldwin, James - Go Tell it on the Mountain; Borges, Jorge Luis - Ficciones; Bradbury, Ray - Fahrenheit 451; Burgess, Anthony - A Clockwork Orange; Camus, Albert -… Read more
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Ducatus Leodiensis, or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes...

Ducatus Leodiensis, or, the Topography of the Ancient and Populous Town and Parish of Leedes [...] To which is added, at the Request of Several Learned Persons, A Catalogue of his Musaeum, with the Curiosities Natural and Artificial, and the Antiquities [...]

by Thoresby, Ralph

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London: printed for Maurice Atkins, and sold by Henry Clements [...], 1715. First edition, subscriber's copy. Folio, pp. vi, [ii], v-xxi, 6, 5-114, 109-268, [iii], 276-628, [xii] + portrait frontispiece and 12 further plates, some of which folding. Text continuous, irregular pagination as usual. The separate title-page of the second section, Musaeum Thoresbyanum, is dated 1713. Woodcut headpieces and initials, further illustrations in the text. A few tiny scorches and wax spots, sporadic toning occasionally fairly heavy, the odd inky smudge, frontispiece trimmed a little smaller than other leaves. Contemporary tan calf, Cambridge panelled boards with neat modern reback, raised bands, burgundy gilt spine label, both inner hinges robustly reinforced with black cloth. Rubbed, a few scrapes, endpapers toned, a little worming to edge of ffep through to edge of frontispiece, very good. To front pastedown, engraved armorial bookplate of Thomas Anson Esq. of Shugborough. At head of title-page,… Read more
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Gentilia per epitomen, antehac [Peri Poleon] De Urbibus Inscripta, quae ex MSS. Codicibus...

Gentilia per epitomen, antehac [Peri Poleon] De Urbibus Inscripta, quae ex MSS. Codicibus Palatinis ab C. Salmasio quondam collatis & MS Vossiano restituit, supplevit, ac Latina versione & integro commentario illustravit Abrahamus Berkelius. Accedunt collectae ab Jacobo Gronovio variae lectiones ex codice MS. Perusino, & admixtae ejusdem notae.

by [Stephen of Byzantium] Stephanus Byzantinus (Berkelius, Abrahamus, ed.) (Gronovius, Jacobus, ed.)

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Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Danielem a Gaesbeeck, 1688. Folio, pp.[xiv], 772, [xvi]; [viii], 27, [i]. Title-page in red and black, woodcut initials, finely engraved headpiece and initials to p.1, separate title-page to 'Variae Lectiones […]' section also in red and black with same publisher and date, printer's device with motto 'Intelligentibus' to both titles. Greek text and Latin translation in parallel columns, with Latin commentary with quotations and examples in Greek at foot of each page. A few gatherings heavily toned and foxed, faint intermittent dampstain to lower margin, occasional marks and scorches, 3Q2 has closed tear to lower margin extending onto text but with no loss. Vellum prize binding, gilt spine with raised bands, gilt frames and borders, centre- and corner-pieces with the arms of Amsterdam to both boards. A few smudgy marks and small stains to vellum, corners lightly bumped, ties lost, very good. Written by the sixth century grammarian Stephen of… Read more
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 12 vols.

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. 12 vols.

by Gibbon, Edward

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London: Printed for W. Allason; B. Whitrow and Co.; C. Chapple; W. Barton; J. Evans and Son; J. Greenhill; J. Harwood; R. Hill; G. Hebert; W. Harris; T. Mason; R. Scholey; J. Maynard; T. Bohn; [… and 11 others], 1819. 12 vols., 'A New Edition', 8vo.. First vol. with portrait frontispiece, vols. I and II each with a folding map. A little toned offsetting from the plates, very occasional light foxing but generally clean. Contemporary tan diced calf neatly rebacked, spines attractively gilt with titles, vol. numbers and dates, gilt borders, marbled edges, drab endpapers. Lightly rubbed, a little staining to boards, corners frayed but a very good, good-looking set. Armorial bookplate of William Jeffrey Lockett to front pastedown of each volume. The shield depicts the arms of Lockett and Johnson, implying this is William Jeffrey Lockett (1768-1839), whose mother Hannah was a Johnson. Lockett was a Derbyshire solicitor and Deputy Clerk of the Peace who was instrumental in organising the… Read more
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Britannia Romana: or the Roman Antiquities of Britain: In Three Books. The I. Contains... Roman...

Britannia Romana: or the Roman Antiquities of Britain: In Three Books. The I. Contains... Roman Transactions... II.... the Roman Inscriptions and Sculptures... III. Contains the Roman Geography of Britain.

by Horsley, John

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London: Printed for John Osborn and Thomas Longman. 1732. Folio, pp. [viii], xxxii, 520, [xl] +105 plates, some folding. Half-title, engraved head-pieces. A few smudges and dust marks and generally very clean. Later diced tan calf, spine gilt and blind tooled, raised bands, gilt and blind-tooled borders, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, drab endpapers. Joints cracked, the upper also chipped and repaired with dark cloth. Rubbed, endcaps worn some small surface losses, lower corners frayed, inner hinges repaired with tape, some pencilled bookseller's notes to ffep, externally a bit tired but still very good overall. 'Horsley had been collecting material on the history of Roman Britain when, about 1727, he began working on them with a view to publication. He was assisted in various aspects of his antiquarian research by his friend and correspondent Robert Cay, and by George Mark, who was probably Horsley's assistant at his school in Morpeth. Mark helped to prepare the plans and drawings… Read more
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Naauwkeurige waarneemingen omtrent de veranderingen van veele insekten of gekorvene diertjes, die in omtrent vyftig jaaren, zo in Vrankryk, als in Engeland en Holland, by een verzameld, naar 't leven konstig afgetekend, en in 't koper gebragt zyn.

by L'ADMIRAL, Jacob.

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Amsterdam,, 1774. Folio.. Johannes Sluyter, Modern half brown morocco, with the author and short title lettered in gold on the spine, marbled paper sides. With a large engraved printer's device on title page, and 33 full-page numbered engraved plates, all contemporary hand-coloured. [4], 34, [2] pp. Greatly enlarged edition of a celebrated work on the metamorphosis of butterflies and other insects, depicted in 33 finely etched plates. First published in 1740 with only 25 plates, the present edition, published posthumously, represents the fullest realisation of the author’s lifelong ambition, bringing together his exquisitely engraved plates with additional material that was prepared, but never published, during his lifetime.In total, the work comprises 33 engraved plates depicting 70 metamorphoses of butterflies, moths, and other winged insects, each rendered with remarkable precision and enlivened by contemporary hand-colouring. The plates are notable not only for their scientific value,… Read more
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Figuras i descripciones de los murídeos de Chile.

by PHILIPPI, Rudolph Amandus.

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Santiago,, 1900. Large 4to (33 x 28.5 cm).. National museum, Publisher's grey wrappers, with the title page on the front board. With 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates. 70 pp. Rare first and only edition of Figuras i descripciones de los murídeos de Chile by Rodolfo Amando Philippi (1808-1904). It was published in 1900 in Santiago de Chile as issue 14a of the Anales del museo nacional de Chile, Zoología, under the authority of the Chilean government.This early scientific monograph provides a comprehensive taxonomic study of Chilean Muridae, the family of small rodents including mice and rats. The work contains 70 pages of detailed descriptions accompanied by 25 hand-coloured lithographed plates, which illustrate skulls, pelts, and lifelike renderings of the species, reflecting Philippi’s meticulous approach to zoological illustration. Written in Spanish, the volume was intended to document and systematise the knowledge of Chilean rodent fauna at a time when it was still largely unknown to… Read more
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The natural history of the Tineina.

by STAINTON, Henry Tibbats.

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London,, 1855. 8vo.. John van Voorst, Contemporary publisher's blind-stamped blue cloth, with the title, author, volume number, and printer lettered in gold on the spine, dark brown endpapers. With 104 hand-coloured lithographed plates. 13 volumes. Each volume around 250-380 pp. A complete set of this monumental 19th-century entomological work, first and only edition, comprising 13 volumes published over nearly two decades and illustrated with 104 finely hand-coloured lithographed plates. With the text arranged in parallel columns in four languages, English, French, German, and Latin, the publication was conceived to ensure broad accessibility within the European scientific community. The plates, of considerable artistic as well as scientific merit, depict adult moths, larvae, leaf-mines, and feeding damage, providing a comprehensive visual account of the life cycles of these delicate insects.This magnum opus of Henry Tibbats Stainton (1822-1892) represents one of the earliest and most thorough… Read more
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Essais sur l'histoire naturelle des Quadrupedes de la province du Paraguay.

by AZARA, Félix de and Médéric Louis Élie Moreau de SAINT-MÉRY (translator).

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Paris,, 1801. 8vo.. Charles Pougens, Mid- to late 19th-century gold-tooled half brown morocco, with the author, title, and volume number lettered in gold on the spine, brown buckram sides, brown sprinkled edges, marbled end papers. 2 volumes. LXXX, 364, [2]; 499 pp. First edition of one of the most significant early treatises on South American zoology, which was highly regarded by Charles Darwin. The text is organised into chapters, each devoted to a different species, including tapirs, jaguars, ocelots, and chameleons, usually identifying them by their local Guaraní name. Of particular importance are the author’s observations on the introduction and acclimatisation of European quadrupeds in the Americas. His detailed accounts of the reproduction and proliferation of cattle and horses in the wild are especially noteworthy, offering early insights into the ethnological, economic, and sociological implications.The spines are slightly discoloured, the boards are very lightly rubbed. Occasional mild… Read more
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Natuurlyke historie van Holland.

by FRANCQ VAN BERKHEY, Johannes le.

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Amsterdam and Leiden,, 1769. 8vo.. Yntema & Tieboel, Contemporary half calf and marbled paper sides, gold-tooled spines with red and green title and volume labels. With an engraved portrait, a hand-coloured engraved map, 78 engraved plates, mostly folding, including one beautifully coloured by a contemporary hand, and 12 folding tables. 9 parts in 16 volumes. [4], 513, [1]; [8], 342; [4], 343-962, [2]; [2], 963-1257, [43]; [8], 333; [4], 335-1094; [4], 1095-1330; [4], 1331-1782; [2], 1783-2078, [1]; [4], 314;[10], VIII, 320; [8], 470; [7], 375;[8], 425; [8], 526; [8], 470 pp. First edition of a work on the natural history of the Netherlands by the Dutch scientist, naturalist, and professor of natural history at the University of Leiden, Johannes le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812). He conceived his present lifework not as a natural history proper, but more as a general natural science of the country, together with an extensive treatment of its most important useful animals: horses and cattle. The first… Read more
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De vogels van Nederland beschreven en afgebeeld.

by SCHLEGEL, Hermann.

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Leiden,, 1858. 8vo.. D. Noothoven van Goor, Contemporary half gold- and blind-stamped tan sheepskin, decorated paper sides, blue floral endpapers. With 362 hand-coloured lithographed plates of Dutch birds, highlighted with an (egg) wash; plates 1-178 in plates volume 1 and plates 179-362 in plates volume 2. All illustrations are captioned in the plate. 3 volumes. VIII, 699, [1] pp. and 362 plates in the two other volumes. One of the most charming, profusely illustrated bird books of the 19th century; an important work on the avifauna of the Netherlands. The work was written and illustrated by Hermann Schlegel (1804-1884), an important German ornithologist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. For a large part of his life he worked at the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie (national museum of natural history, now part of Naturalis Biodiversity Center) in Leiden. The birds are set in their - modestly sketched - natural environment. The birds themselves were drawn by Schlegel, while G.J. Bos was… Read more
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Oeuvres complètes, suivies de ses continuateurs Daubenton, Lacépède, Cuvier, Duméril, Poiret, Lesson et Geoffroy St. Hilaire.

by BUFFON, Georges Louis Leclerc, Comte de.

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Brussels,, 1828. 8vo.. Th. Lejeune, Contemporary half calf, marble boards, gold-tooled spine with green and blue compartments, author, title and volume number lettered in gold on the spine, green sprinkled edges. With a lithographed frontispiece portrait of the author, a lithographed portrait of Daubenton, 2 lithographed emblematic frontispieces, 2 lithographed double-page maps of the Old and the New World, 6 numbered lithographed plates of teeth, 16 numbered lithographed plates of scientific instruments etc., and 6 numbered lithographed plates of seeds in the first 4 introductory volumes, lithographed frontispieces of a naked man, woman and child, and 26 lithographed plates of human heads and species, including 10 are nicely coloured by hand in volume 5 on the natural history of man, illustrations of mammals and mammalian anatomy on 469 lithographed plates, including 226 coloured by hand in volumes 6 to 10, and illustrations of birds on 210 lithographed plates, all beautifully coloured by hand, and… Read more
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Histoire naturelle et mythologique de l'ibis.

by SAVIGNY, Marie Jules-César Lelorgue de.

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Paris,, 1805. 8vo.. Allais, Contemporary half red morocco and marbled paper sides, gold-tooled spine, and brown sprinkled edges. With 6 engraved plates, including 3 folding, designed by Redouté and Barraband and executed by Bouquet. XIV, 224 pp. First edition of the natural and mythological history of the ibis, illustrated with beautifully engraved designs. The author, Marie Jules-César Lelorgue de Savigny (1777-1851), gives an account of the black and white ibis, their mythical position in ancient Egypt with the several cults that existed, their natural habitat and the answer to the question whether they eat snakes and why or not. Six numbered engravings illustrate the work, showing the black and white ibis, close-ups from the beak and leg and some ancient illustrations. H.J. Redouté and Barraband designed the illustrations. Both were extraordinary good artists and probably two of the greatest illustrators of natural history of all time. We only know Redouté as such, because Barraband died… Read more
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Pterophoridae of California and Oregon.

by WALSINGHAM, Thomas de Grey, Baron.

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London,, 1880. 8vo (24.9 x 15.7 cm).. John van Voorst, Later half light blue cloth, a single vertical gold fillet on either board, with the author and title lettered on a separate paper label on the spine. With 3 hand-coloured plates depicting 46 specimens, drawn by E.W. Robinson and printed from steel engravings. XVI, 66, [12] pp. First edition of a remarkable contribution to the study of North American microlepidoptera by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham (1843-1919), the esteemed English politician and amateur entomologist of Merton Hall, Norfolk. From an early age, Walsingham displayed an intense interest in Lepidoptera, eventually assembling one of the finest private collections in existence, enriched by his acquisitions of the Zeller, Hofmann, and Christoph collections. His collection, comprising over 260,000 specimens, was ultimately donated to the Natural History Museum, alongside a library of 2,600 volumes.The three finely coloured plates, drawn by Edward William Robinson (1824-1883),… Read more
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