Lot 467
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ROESEL VON ROSENHOF, Augustin Johan (1705-1759). Der monatlich-berausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung, Nuremberg: Johann Joseph Fleichmann, 1746-[1759]. Volumes I-III only (of 4), 4° (194 x 157mm.). Hand-coloured engraved frontispieces and 246 hand-coloured engraved plates only. (Some plates browned and cropped, some text leaves also cropped, marginal worming, occasional mainly light spotting and dampstaining). Contemporary boards, spines with orange morocco lettering-piece. (Rubbed). Provenance: Stolle (blind-stamped armorial on front endpapers). FIRST EDITION. Nissen ZBI 3466. (3)
ROESEL VON ROSENHOF, Augustin Johan (1705-1759). Der monatlich-berausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung, Nuremberg: Johann Joseph Fleichmann, 1746-[1759]. Volumes I-III only (of 4), 4° (194 x 157mm.). Hand-coloured engraved frontispieces and 246 hand-coloured engraved plates only. (Some plates browned and cropped, some text leaves also cropped, marginal worming, occasional mainly light spotting and dampstaining). Contemporary boards, spines with orange morocco lettering-piece. (Rubbed). Provenance: Stolle (blind-stamped armorial on front endpapers). FIRST EDITION. Nissen ZBI 3466. (3)

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ROESEL VON ROSENHOF, Augustin Johan (1705-1759). Der monatlich-berausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung, Nuremberg: Johann Joseph Fleichmann, 1746-[1759]. Volumes I-III only (of 4), 4° (194 x 157mm.). Hand-coloured engraved frontispieces and 246 hand-coloured engraved plates only. (Some plates browned and cropped, some text leaves also cropped, marginal worming, occasional mainly light spotting and dampstaining). Contemporary boards, spines with orange morocco lettering-piece. (Rubbed). Provenance: Stolle (blind-stamped armorial on front endpapers). FIRST EDITION. Nissen ZBI 3466. (3)

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