An introduction to entomology: . or elements of the natural history of insects: with plates.
William Kirby FRS (1759-1850)
Category
Books
Date
1822 - 1826
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 3112223
Summary
Bibliographic description
4v., frontis. port., plates . ill.., port.. . 8vo.. Former shelfmark: Rr.8.1. - Mixed set: vol. 2 is third edition, 1823, with coloured plates; vols 3 and 4 are first edition, 1826. Provenance: Armorial bookplate (after 1754): Philip, Earl of Hardwicke. [i.e. Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764), created Baron Hardwicke, 1733, and Earl of Hardwicke, 1754. Also used in books acquired by his successors]. - Inscribed in ink on front pastedowns: 'Lord Hardwicke', and on front free-endpaper: 'C.Yorke'. Binding: Nineteenth-century blind-decorated calf, gold-framed. Vol. 1: spine damaged.
Makers and roles
William Kirby FRS (1759-1850) William Spence (1783-1860)