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(BUTTERFLIES.) Esper, Johann Christoph; Charpentier, Touissant von. Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungenvon Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper. Hand-colored engraved plates, a number of plates missing and many bound out of sequence (Vol. I: 94-98, 101, 104-109; 102, 103, 111-113, 116-123; Vol. 2: 2, 3, 10-26, 28-36; 37-45, 47; Vol. 3: 80-86, 88-94; Vol. 4: 80-99, 99-117, 117a-125c; 126-198; Vol. 5: 1-52). Text bound in six volumes. 8vo, 135x190 mm (some volumes varying slightly), modern red cloth; some pages shaved, unidentifiable device punched from titles. Nissen, ZBI, 1316. Leipzig, [1830s]
