[Rarebooks] Drury Dru. Illustrations of Exotic Entomology

[Edward Ripley-Duggan]

We offer the following. The price includes discount. This is a 
consigned item from a private collector.

Dru, Drury. [Illustrations of Exotic Entomology]--no title present, 
as this is the atlas volume. Bohn, London, 1837. Second edition 
(first published as Illustrations of Natural History. L, 
1770-82).  The second edition lacks the dating found on the plates of 
the first edition, but is exquisitely hand-colored. Large quarto, 
with 1 uncolored and 150 hand-colored plates, complete (in the matter 
of plates). There was text by J.O. Westwood, prepared for the Bohn 
edition, which is lacking here. Spine of binding stripped, boards 
bumped, internally generally in very good condition, with no foxing. 
This work has become uncommon in both editions. No copies online. A 
desirable work, uncommonly met with.

$5750.00

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