L'Aurelien. 1794
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Moses Harris (1730-1787/89)
L'Aurelien. 1794
HARRIS, Moses (1730-1787/89). L'Aurelien ou Histoire naturelle des chenilles, chrysalides, phalenes et papillons anglois; avec les plantes dont ils se nourrissent. London: for J. Edwards, 1794.
Extremely beautiful plates of butterflies drawn by Moses Harris from nature. This is the third Edition, the second with French text, but the first to contain the English and French texts face-to-face (and not in two columns as in the 1778 Edition). The plates illustrate the fronts and backs of specimens at different stages of development, as well as their habitat, ecosystem and food supply. Lisney 234; Nissen ZBI 1835.
Folio (412 x 319 mm). Text in French and English. Title and 45 engraved plates including one containing the table of technical terms used, all finely coloured by a contemporary hand (without an English title as issued, occasional light soiling mainly confined to margins). Contemporary English binding of green straight-grained morocco, covers with narrow borders composed of gilt single fillets and roll tools, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed).
L'Aurelien. 1794
HARRIS, Moses (1730-1787/89). L'Aurelien ou Histoire naturelle des chenilles, chrysalides, phalenes et papillons anglois; avec les plantes dont ils se nourrissent. London: for J. Edwards, 1794.
Extremely beautiful plates of butterflies drawn by Moses Harris from nature. This is the third Edition, the second with French text, but the first to contain the English and French texts face-to-face (and not in two columns as in the 1778 Edition). The plates illustrate the fronts and backs of specimens at different stages of development, as well as their habitat, ecosystem and food supply. Lisney 234; Nissen ZBI 1835.
Folio (412 x 319 mm). Text in French and English. Title and 45 engraved plates including one containing the table of technical terms used, all finely coloured by a contemporary hand (without an English title as issued, occasional light soiling mainly confined to margins). Contemporary English binding of green straight-grained morocco, covers with narrow borders composed of gilt single fillets and roll tools, marbled endpapers, gilt edges (extremities lightly rubbed).
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