La Chasse aux Papillons: Description des principales espèces de papillons d'Europe, suivie d'une instruction sur la manière de les prendre et de les conserver

Description:

Text French. An illustrated introductory work on entomology intended to encourage the young amateur collector, combining descriptions of the principal European butterflies with practical instructions on finding and catching them and on preparing and preserving specimens. The work was issued in two forms: a less expensive edition with plain plates and a more desirable issue with hand-coloured plates, as in the present copy. Established in the early 1840s, the Paris publisher Nicolas Amédée Bédelet specialised particularly in books for children and young readers.

Condition

8vo, orig. cloth, edge-worn, with a few small ink marks to rear board. Binding partly cracked at front; stitching strained, with one gathering slightly sprung and standing proud. Light browning to prelims, with some light foxing and faint staining elsewhere. One plate with faint pencil grid lines, probably added as a guide for copying the image. Good.