2564 - 2724: [Entomology]. Curtis, J.

83/2602 [Entomology]. Curtis, J. British Entomology; being Illustrations and Descriptions of the Genera of Insects found in Great Britain and Ireland: containing Coloured Figures from Nature of the most rare and beautiful species and in many instances of the plants upon which they are found. London, Lovell Reeve & Co., 1862, 2nd ed., 8 vols. 770 handcol. engr. plates, orig. unif. giltlettered cl., large 8vo.

= Consists of the following divisions: vol. I-II: Coleoptera; vol. III: Dermaptera, Dictyoptera, Orthoptera, Strepsiptera, Hymenoptera (first part); vol. IV: Hymenoptera (second part), Neuroptera, Trichoptera; vol. V-VI: Lepidoptera; vol. VII: Homoptera, Hemiptera, Aphaniptera; vol. VIII: Diptera, Omaloptera. A hugely attractive and richly illustrated work, which made a deep impression on Cuvier and contemporaries because of the superiority of Curtis' plates and their fine handcolouring as well as Curtis' full mastery of its subject. Nissen, ZBI 1000; Horn-Schenkling 4184. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE XLVII.

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