Monographia Bombyliorum Bohemiae iconibus illustrata
- Publisher : J. Herrl
- Published In : Prague
- Illustrations : 4 hand-col plates
Description:
Rare. Descriptions of beefly (Bombyliidae) species from Bohemia. Attractive hand-coloured plates by the author.
Horn-Schenkling 15112; Evenhuis (1997) Litteratura Taxonomica Dipterorum Vol. II, p. 547.
Johann Christian Mikan (1769-1844), was a Bohemian entomologist and botanist. He travelled to Brazil (1817-1818) and was Professor of natural history and botany at the Universty of Prague.
Condition
8vo, later (19th century) qtr leather, raised bands, gt rules to spine, marbled endpapers. Ticket of Js. Chs. Puls, Gand, Pharmacien & Droguiste, to endpaper. Also with ink stamp of Dulau & Co. Very good.
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