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DONOVAN, E. The Natural History of British Insects; explaining them in their several states, with the periods of their transformations ... together with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope.

London, printed for the author, (1813) 1794-1813. 16 volumes, bound in 8. Royal-8vo (245 x 155mm). With 576 engraved plates of which 569 beautifull...

EUR 7,000

The first and most important of four works by Senebier specifically on photosynthesis

SENEBIER, J. Mémoires Physico-Chymiques, sur l'influence de la lumière solaire pour modifier les êtres des trois règnes de la Nature, & sur-tout ceux du règne végétal.

Genève, Barthelemi Chirol, 1782. 3 volumes. 8vo (215 x 145mm). pp. xvi, 408; viii, 411; viii, 412, with 2 folded engraved plates. Contemporary mar...

EUR 1,000

WALCKENAER, C.A. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire naturelle des abeilles solitaires qui compose le genre Halicte.

Paris, Firmin Didot, 1817. 8vo (230 x 150mm). pp. (4), 95, with 1 hand-coloured engraved plate. Contemporary green boards, spine with gilt lettered...

EUR 500

the most important event in Darwin's intellectual life and in the history of biological science

DARWIN, C. et al. The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836.

London, Smith, Elder & Co., [1838-] 1840-43. 5 parts bound in three volumes. 4to (315 x 245mm), with 166 lithographed plates, a few folding, 82 han...

EUR 175,000

French artists such as Jaume St. Hilaire, Bessa, Turpin and Redouté rose almost immediately to world pre-eminence

JAUME SAINT-HILAIRE, J.H. La Flore et la Pomone Françaises, ou histoire et figure en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français.

Paris, chez l'auteur, 1828 (-1835). 4 volumes. Royal-8vo (260 x 170mm). With 540 (of 544) fine engraved plates printed in colours with handfinishin...

EUR 5,800

GIROD-CHANTRANS, J. Recherches chimiques et microscopiques sur les Conferves, Bisses, Tremelles, etc.

Paris, Bernard, An X (1802). 4to (244 x 185 mm). pp. viii, 254, (2), iv, (4), with 36 handcolouredengraved plates. Contemporary half calf, gilt le...

EUR 700

Total price: EUR 190,000
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