Search Results: de insectis in methodum redactus cum by goedart johannes

London: S. Smith, 1685. [8], 356, [4], 45, [3 - blank], 21 engraved plates (20 folding). . HB. 8vo (195x118mm), cont. vellum, raised bands to spine, leather title label, chipped. Small leather label to foot of spine, a few small ink stamps: 'Hautes Etudes Géologie'. Paper browned, occasional spotting. A well-preserved copy.. Enlarged Latin edition. Martin Lister (1639-1712) first published an English edition in 1862, based on Dutch naturalist, Johannes Goedaert's treatise on insects (<i>Metamorphosis Naturalis</i>, 3 vols, 1660-1669), with his additional notes. This Latin edition consists of a translation of the English edition with the addition of a revised and enlarged Appendix to his <i>Historiae animalium Angliae tres tractatus</i> (first published 1681). There are a total of 21 engraved plates illustrating 150 species of butterflies and moths, approximately 70 beetles and other insects, many showing the various life stages, and several shells and… Read More