(INSECTS) Say Thomas American Entomology or Descriptions of

Sale 1974 - Lot 384

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(INSECTS.) Say, Thomas. American Entomology, or Descriptions of the Insects of North America. 54 hand-colored engraved plates. 3 volumes, plus the Glossary bound in at the rear of Volume 3. 8vo, modern 3/4 crushed morocco; plates with the usual foxing and mild offsetting; ex-library, with inked stamps on titles, a few scattered text leaves, and a very small number of plates on the versos. Philadelphia, 1824-28

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A classic in early American entomology. Rarely found with the glossary. This set with nice wide margins and presented in a fine binding. Nissen, Zoology 3612.