BALLAND, EUGÈNE AMÉDÉE Les Papillons: Leur Histoire, la Manière de leur Faire la Chasse et de lesConserver; Ouvrage Amusant et Instructif...Dédié à la Jeunesse. Paris 1823 Oblong 4to H Original Pictorial Boards Paris: Pre. Blanchard et Lecerf (1823). Oblong 4to, original pink engraved pictorial boards showing butterfly nets and mounted specimens; later pink cloth spine and new endpapers. Residue from old tape at edges of boards; mild foxing. Overall, a lovely copy of a scarce book. NUC lists only one copy and that is lacking frontispiece and contents leaf, which are present in this copy. Beautiful frontispiece of a tutor with apparatus and children catching butterflies with nets in a landscape. Six composite plates of butterflies and moths, all with vibrant and precise contemporary handcoloring. Gumuchian 4371: "rare". Price: USD 1,850.00 other currencies   order no. 003299    inquire

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