| Author | SAMOUELLE GEORGE |
| Title | THE ENTOMOLOGIST'S USEFUL COMPENDIUM or an Introduction to the Knowledge of British Insects |
| Description | 1819, 496 pages, 8vo, special edition with 2 sets of the 12 plates one plain and the other finely hand-coloured, modern half calf with raised bands and marbled boards, an excellent copy, Thomas Boys. Intended as a cheap textbook for insect collectors, the Compendium offered advice on collecting and preserving insects, ‘the Genera of Linneas', an entomological glossary, a calendar of the appearance and habitats of over 5,000 insects |
| Stock No. | 984 |
| Price | £175 |
