Illustrations of British Entomology. Mandibulata. Vol. I-II
- Publisher : Baldwin and Craddock
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 15 hand-col engraved plates
Description:
First two volumes (of 11). The complete set comprises Mandibulata I-VII; Haustellata I-IV. These two volumes include the following groups of Coleoptera: Ground beetles (Carabidae), Tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) and Water beetles (Dytiscidae, Hydrophilidae)
Condition
2 vols, bound in 1, 8vo, later qtr leather library binding, rubbed. Ex-lib.: gilt shelf numbers to spine, labels removed from endpapers, but no stamps. Both titles and the 9 plates in Vol. I backed with archival tissue. Plate XV margins trimmed, tipped in. Some foxing.