BOISDUVAL,
RAMBUR & GRASLIN
Collection
iconographique et historique des Chenilles d'Europe
1832 - 14 p + Papillonides
(pl. 2 to
6), Nymphalides (pl. 1 to 5 - missing pl. 6 and expl. pl. 6), Lycénides
(pl. 1 to 3), Libythides (pl. 1), Satyrides (pl. 1 to 4 - missing expl.
pl. 4, fig 8 & 9), Hespérides (pl. 1), Sphingides (pl. 1 to 11
& 13 - missing expl. pl. 7 fig. 1), Zygenides (pl. 1 to 5 -
missing expl. pl. 2, fig. 6 ; pl. 3, fig. 5 to 7 ; pl. 5, fig. 3
& 4), Chéloniaires (pl. 1 to 8), Bombycines (pl. 1 to 19 -
missing pl. 20 & 21 and expl. pl. 10, fig. 1), Psychides (pl.
1), Pseudobombycines (pl. 1 to 8), Bombycoïdes (pl. 1 to 4),
Noctuélides (pl. 1 to 22 and 24, 25 and 31 à 35 - missing expl. pl. 9,
figs 1 to 3 ; pl. 31, fig. 6 à 8 ; pl. 32, fig. 3 to 5), Héliothides
(pl. 1 - missing pl. 2), Plusides (pl. 1), Catocalides (pl. 1 to 4 -
missing pl. 5 and expl. pl. 4 fig. 1 to 3), Géomètres (pl. 1 to 3 -
missing expl. pl. 2) - x pages unnumbered + 114 hand coloured
plates.
The complete work should have
126 pl., it is very
scarce.
Very nice hand coloured plates
with the caterpillars on their host
plants.
Unbound in an old folder.
Good condition.
Some photos of
the book:
