John Curtis | British entomology, 1824, 16 volumes in 8

John Curtis

British entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. London: Printed for the author, 1824

FIRST EDITION, 16 volumes bound in 8, 8vo (240 x 148mm.), 770 hand-coloured engraved plates (including 205*), contemporary green half-morocco gilt, spines densely gilt in six compartments, lettered in two, gilt edges, spines sunned

A FINE COPY. The attractive plates combine both entomological and botanical subjects.

LITERATURE:

Nissen ZBI 1000

PROVENANCE:

Christopher Turnor (1809-1886), Stoke Rochford Library, armorial bookplate