American Entomology, or descriptions of the insects of North America. Philadelphia: Mitchell & Ames, 1817. 8vo (244 x 143 mm). Engraved extra title page after Alexander Lesueur, 6 hand-colored engraved plates after drawings by Say. Contemporary paper-covered boards with blue paper pictorial label on top cover. Cover soiled, foxing, a few library markings and perforated stamps. Provenance: Archibald Church Library, Northwestern University Medical School (bookplate). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE PROSPECTUS, WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR. Inscribed on the top cover "Mr. G.Sturm, with the respects of the Author." Published 7 years prior to the first volume of the complete work, this smaller work was intended as a prospectus for potential subscribers. It was not reprinted, and is much rarer than the complete 3-volume set. Nissen ZBI 3612; Sabin 77369.
American Entomology, or descriptions of the insects of North America. Philadelphia: Mitchell & Ames, 1817. 8vo (244 x 143 mm). Engraved extra title page after Alexander Lesueur, 6 hand-colored engraved plates after drawings by Say. Contemporary paper-covered boards with blue paper pictorial label on top cover. Cover soiled, foxing, a few library markings and perforated stamps. Provenance: Archibald Church Library, Northwestern University Medical School (bookplate). FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE PROSPECTUS, WITH PRESENTATION INSCRIPTION BY THE AUTHOR. Inscribed on the top cover "Mr. G.Sturm, with the respects of the Author." Published 7 years prior to the first volume of the complete work, this smaller work was intended as a prospectus for potential subscribers. It was not reprinted, and is much rarer than the complete 3-volume set. Nissen ZBI 3612; Sabin 77369.
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