Recherches Pour Servir a l'Histoire et a l'Anatomie des Phryganides

Francois-Jules Pictet

Published by Abraham Cherbuliez; J. -B. Bailliere; Meme Maison, Geneva; Paris; London, 1834

About this Item

The author's presentation copy of this very scarce first edition French work on Phryganidia, complete with lovely hand-coloured plates. Author's presentation copy, inscribed by Pictet de la Rive to the half-title to Monsieur Jules Verreaux.Jules Verreaux was a French botanist and ornithologist.First edition.A very scarce work.In the original French.Illustrated with fifteen hand-coloured plates and five monochrome plates.Collated, complete.A detailed work looking into the history and anatomy of Phryganidia, a genus of moths of the family Notodontidae.The Notodontidae family contains about three-thousand eight-hundred known specials, found in all parts of the world but heavier in concentration in tropical areas, particularly in the New World.By Francois Jules Pictet de la Rive, a leading Swiss zoologist and paleontologist. In a quarter morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, smart, with a little rubbing to the spine and extremities. Light spots to the fore edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots, including to the plates. Very Good. Seller Inventory # 809P24

Bibliographic Details

Title: Recherches Pour Servir a l'Histoire et a ...

Publisher: Abraham Cherbuliez; J. -B. Bailliere; Meme Maison, Geneva; Paris; London

Publication Date: 1834

Binding: Leather

Illustrator: Not Stated

Condition: Very Good

Signed: signed by author

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book