Ernst August Hofmann (2 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. The second edition of an accessible and attractive handbook for beginners wishing to begin their own beetle collection, with twenty colour plates. The second edition of The Young Beetle-Collector's Handbook, an accessible and informative guide on the creepy crawlies, written by Curator of the Royal Natural History Museum at Stuttgart Dr. Ernest August Hofmann, with an introduction by fellow entomologist William Egmont Kirby. Published by Swan Sonnenschein and Co. in 1902. First published in 1897.In the publisher's original red decorative cloth, with all twenty colour plates containing over five hundred figures of beetles, including various types. Collated complete.As well as being a knowledgeable record of different types of beetles, Hofmann also details how one can catch and arrange beetles for collection. A popular book, the guide was praised for its attractive colour plates and the Hofmann's clarity. In the publisher's original decorative red cloth. Externally, very smart, with minimal marks to boards. Slight edge wear, with minor bumping to head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Marginal rubbing to joints. End papers are generally bright and clean, with slight offsetting to free end papers and the small spot to paste downs. Internally, firmly bound, with slight wear to hinge between pp.80-81. Pages are bright and clean, with a couple of small spots to last leaf. Very Good. Unknown (illustrator). book. …

LeatherBound. Condition: NEW. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1780 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 28.…