The Entomologist's Useful Compendium; or An Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects

Description:

Comprising the best Means of obtaining and preserving them, and a Description of the Apparatus generally used; together with the Genera of Linné, and the Modern Method of arranaging the Classes, Crustacea, Myriapoda, Spiders, Mites and Insects, from their Affinities and Structure, according to the views of Dr. Leach. Also an Explanation of the Terms used in Entomology; a Calendar of the Times of Appearance and usual Situations of near 3,000 Species of British Insects; with Instructions for collecting and fitting up Objects for the Microscope. 1st edition. As often, this copy has two sets of the 12 plates, both in coloured and uncoloured states.

Scarce. [Horn Schenkling 18819; Freeman 3293].

Condition

8vo, recent half leather, new endpapers, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling. Colour to frontis slightly smudged. Occasional foxing. Book-plates of previous owners: Thomas Bell (British zoologist, 1792-1880), Alan G. Nicholson and Paul Sokoloff (1946-2012). Vg.