Kirby William & Spence William. Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects. Four Volumes.. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, London, 1822.

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Condition: Good

Description: Set in 4 vols. with plates. Half leather binding with pannelled spines and marbled boards Pub dates as follows for vols 1-4 respectively: 1822 (fourth ed), 1823 (third ed), 1826 (ed unspecified), 1826 (ed unspecified). The frontis and titles for vols 3 & 4 differ slightly from 1&2, in that they have portraits of the authors where 1&2 have insect diags. There is occasional foxing, some hinges are cracked, there are owner's details to each ffep. Very securely bound. Some rubbing and chipping to boards, leather scuffed. Size: 8vo

Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom

KIRBY William Egmont. An Introduction to Entomology: or Elements of the Natural History of Insects. Fourth Edition. SPLENDID SET: FROM THE LIBRARY OF SIR EDMUND CURREY WITH BOOKPLATES. Longman Hurst Rees Orme & Brown, 1822-1826, 1822.

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Description: 4 vols., 8vo., Fourth Edition, with 2 coloured frontispieces, 2 engraved portrait frontispieces and 28 fine coloured plates (5 BY CURTIS FINELY COLOURED BY HAND), some very light offsetting from frontispieces to titles as often; elegantly and strongly bound in contemporary tan half calf, marbled boards, backs with five raised bands, second compartments with brown leather labels lettered and ruled in gilt, red sprinkled edges, brown endpapers, a remarkably well-preserved, bright, clean, fresh set. THIS SET WAS FORMERLY IN THE LIBRARY OF SIR EDMUND CURREY AND BEARS HIS NINETEENTH-CENTURY ENGRAVED ARMORIAL BOOKPLATE ON FRONT PASTE-DOWNS AND NEAT HOLOGRAPH SIGNATURE ON FRONTISPIECE RECTOS AND TITLES. The set comprises (as usual) Vol. I: fourth edition, 1822; Vol. II: third edition, 1823; Vol. III: first edition, 1825; Vol. IV: first edition, 1826. The five plates in first and second volumes are finely coloured by hand; the portraits of the authors are engraved by Fry after Howard and Masquerier respectively. A SPLENDID SET IN WHOLLY UNRESTORED PERIOD BINDING. Freeman 2109; Knight p.94.

Seller: Island Books, Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom

KIRBY, William [1759-1850] & William SPENCE [1783-1860].. An Introduction To Entomology: Or Elements Of The Natural History Of Insects.. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822-26., 1822.

Price: US$666.00 + shipping

Description: 4 Volumes. 8vo. pp. xxiii, [1], 518, [2]; 2 p.l., 530, [2]; v, [3], 732; iv, 602, [2], [603]-634, [2]. 30 engraved plates (the 5 in Vols. I & II by J.Curtis & hand-coloured). 2 engraved portraits of Kirby & Spence by W.T.Fry after H.Howard & J.J.Masquerier. modern bds. (occasional hint of foxing, one portrait stained in outer margin & both portraits offset onto titles). Fourth Edition of Vol. I, Third Edition of Vol. II, First Edition of Vols. III-IV.

Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada