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SEPP, J.C. Beschouwingen der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen of Nederlandsche insecten, naar hunne aanmerklyke huishouding, verwonderlyke gedaantewisseling en andere wetenswaardige byzonderheden. Vols. 1 & 2. Amst., J.C. Sepp (& Zoon), 1762-95. 2 (of 8) vols. W. 2 engr. title-p. & 99 (of 100) fine fold. handcold. plates. 4°. Cont. hcf. w. spine raised in bands. (Spines dried out & dam., 1 black label missing, lower spine end of vol. 2 reinforced w. Japan tape, small name stamp on title-p., most plates w. neat pencil annot. on stub, some natural yellowing, all in all a neat, clean set w. bright, crisp colours, wants only 'Tweede deels tweede stuk: Schild-rups').
First two volumes of one of the most important Dutch works on Lepidopteras. The marvellously executed plates in delicate hand colouring are the culminating point of entomological illustration. The second and third series were issued after 1860. The famous publishing house Sepp & Zoon excercised the utmost care in producing colour-plate books of outstanding quality. J.C. Sepp was the author, as well as the publisher, of this particular work. "First series started by Christiaan Andreas Sepp together with his son Jan Christiaan (1739-1811) published in issues and in the format after the model chosen by Roesel von Rosenhof; Sepp followed his own path for the descriptions of butterflies and their illustrations. It has become the most important work on Dutch lepidoptera" (Landwehr). - Cobres I, 381: "Ein Werk ohne seines gleichen, in der ungemein sauberen Ausführung, daher höchst schätzbar"; Landwehr, Bks. w. cold. plts., 182; Nissen, BBI/ZBI, 3808.€ 800
result € 900
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