* The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.'ZOOLOGIE - Entomologie - Rösel von Rosenhof, A. J. Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung Erster (- vierter) Theil. 4 vols. With eng. portrait, eng. col. Frontispiece, 2 eng. col. Titles and 349 (instead of 357) col. Coppers on 282 (instead of 287) mostly folding plates. Plates. Nuremberg, Fleischmann for the author and his heirs, 1746-61. Cl.-4°. Half-leather bindings of the period, each with 2 gilt-stamped spine labels and some gilt to spine (minor rubbing). Nissen ZBI 3466 - Horn/Sch. 18267 - Hagen II, 83-84 - Junk, Rara, 159 - DSB XI, 503: "Outstanding illustrations." - First edition, with the first continuation by Rösel's son-in-law Christian Friedrich Kleemann. - Nissen counts the copper plates among the "treasures of entomological literature", they are among the highest quality works in this field. The collation differs slightly among the bibliographers, but our copy is apparently complete. - Slightly browned and occasionally slightly fingerstained or foxed in margins. The plates in excellent condition and in fine original colouring. - The continuation by Kleemann as usually without frontispiece and printed title. These objects marked with * (asterisk) are fully subject to VAT, i.e. VAT will be charged on the hammer price plus buyer's premium. Buyers who present a legally stamped export declaration will be reimbursed the VAT.