London: W. Mears, 1721. Quarto, 28 handcoloured engraved plates. Contemporary full calf and maroon leather label, some wear and corners bumped, all edges coloured, a sound copy. Richard Bradley was appointed to the chair of botany at Cambridge University in 1724. This work is an early attempt to describe the..... More

Amsterdam: De Erven van F. Houttuyn, 1767. Octavo, nine uncoloured folding lithographic plates. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, some wear and crushed corners, later endpapers. The insect volume from the 37 volume 'Natuurlyke Historie of uitvoerige Beschryving der Dieren, Planten en Mineraalen, volgens het Samenstel van den Heer Linnaeus'..... More