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my copy is an unicum as it includes a third part quite unknown till today
WARD, C. African Lepidoptera, being descriptions of new species. London, Longmans, Green & Co. (1873-1875 ?). 3 parts. 4to. pp. 16, with 18 (12 handcoloured) plates. Unbound in original printed wrappers. EUR 1,500
LESSON, R.P. Histoire naturelle des Zoophytes. Acalèphes. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1843. 8vo (265 x 165mm). Atlas only: With 12 finely handcoloured engraved plates and 2 pages... EUR 500
WALCKENAER, C.A. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des abeilles solitaires qui compose le genre Halicte. Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817. 8vo (230 x 150mm). pp. (4), 95, with 1 hand-coloured engraved plate. Contemporary green boards, spine with gilt lettered... EUR 500
The most attractive illustrated English work on mycology
SOWERBY, J. Coloured figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms. London, printed by J. Davis and sold by the Author, 1797-1803, (1815). 3 volumes. Folio (320 x 200mm). With 440 hand-coloured engraved plates on 43... EUR 16,000