Beschouwing der wonderen Gods, in de minstgeachte schepzelen of Nederlandsche insecten [...]. 3 (of 8) vol. 4to; 2 front. 111 (of 112) pl. (text n.c., pl. 1 of 4th issue of part 1 missing). - First 3 parts of the first edition, originally published in instalments and therefore rarely complete, of this marvellous work on lepidoptera started by Christiaan Andreas Sepp and continued by his son Jan Christiaan. Ill. with 2 hand-coloured engr. front. and 111 hand-coloured engr. Sepp based this work on his own collection of preserved butterflies and insects which still can be seen in Rijksmuseum Boerhaave in Leiden. - Ref. Nissen (ZBI) 3808. - Landwehr 182 - STCN. - Prov. Mod. bookpl. - Joined: Lacépède, E. de - Oeuvres [...], comprenant l'histoire naturelle des quadrupèdes ovipares, des serpents, des poissons et des cétacés [...]. Bruss, Th. Lejeune, 1833-1836. 5 vols, 8vo (n.c., occ. spotting). Contemp. half leather (some rubbing). Famous work ill. with numerous lithogr. pl., mostly hand-coloured: cetaceans, oviparous quadrupeds and snakes, fishes, etc. (8 vol.)