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HARRIS, Moses (17310-88?). The Aurelian. A Natural History of English Insects... Fourth edition, greatly improved. London: H.G. Bohn, 1840. 4° (367 x 275mm). Additional engraved frontispiece, engraved title, key plate and 44 numbered engraved plates, all hand-coloured. (Occasional light soiling.) Contemporary red half morocco, spine decorated in gilt with butterfly designs (some rubbing, tear to spine and front cover detached). Provenance: Arthur Edmund Stearns (booklabel).
A FINE COPY WITH THE RARE ADDITIONAL FRONTISPIECE. The first issue of the complete Aurelian was published in 1766 and contained 41 plates. Because of its great success the book was reprinted several times until this fourth edition of 1840 containing a complete modern nomenclature of all the species figured in the work, and further account of their economy by John O. Westwood. Nissen ZBI 1840; Lisney 237.
A FINE COPY WITH THE RARE ADDITIONAL FRONTISPIECE. The first issue of the complete Aurelian was published in 1766 and contained 41 plates. Because of its great success the book was reprinted several times until this fourth edition of 1840 containing a complete modern nomenclature of all the species figured in the work, and further account of their economy by John O. Westwood. Nissen ZBI 1840; Lisney 237.