Author: Saussure, Henri (Louis Frédéric) de & Sichel, Jules
Title: Catalogue Des Espèces de L’Ancien Generis Scolia (Sensu Latiori), Contenant Les Diagnoses, Les Descriptions Et la Synonymie Des Espèces, Avec Des Remarques Explicatives Et Critiques. [Study of Wasps]
Description: Geneva & Paris: V. Masson et Fils, Henri Georg, 1864. 4] 350, [2] pp.With two fine hand-colored engraved plates containing a total of 20 figures. (8vo) 24x15 cm (9½x7") original stiff printed paper wrappers with decorative woodcut borders. With cover title in Latin, half-title in Latin, a Latin title-page, and a French title-page. Text throughout in Latin, with the preface and notes throughout in French. First Edition. Henri Louis Frédéric de Saussure, was a Swiss mineralogist and entomologist specializing in studies of Hymenoptera and Orthoptera. He also was a prolific taxonomist. Condition: Light soiling to wrappers, light spotting to spine, chips to head and heel of spine; a bit of faint spotting to interior; very good. .

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