Monographia Pselaphorum. Cum Tab. II. Aeneis XXIII specierum icones exhibentibus

Description:

Text Latin. First published as a thesis, University of Leipzig, June 1816, it was also published later the same year in this form by Leopold Voss (Bousquet, Literature Coleopterologica, 2016). The two engraved plates by the author, illustrate the 23 species described (Psephalinae, Staphylinidae), and are hand-coloured (it would appear that the earlier version had uncoloured plates). Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig (1793-1879) was a German botanist and ornithologist, director of the Dresden natural history museum and the Dresden botanical gardens.

Publisher's name to foot of title page has been partly covered by a printed slip, 'In Bibliopola V[ossii]'.

Bousquet, Litteratura Coleopterologica, p. 441; Hagen II, p. 70; Horn Schenkling 17922.

Condition

8vo, cont. full calf, gilt and blind ruled border to both boards, spine with raised bands and gilt tooling to compartments, leather title piece, gilt tooling to edges of boards and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers and edges. Joints rubbed, lightly scuffed with some wear to corners and chipped to head of spine. Inscription and owners' names to flyleaf. Some foxing/browning to text, plates clean. Small blind stamp to foot of title page. Padded with blank leaves to rear. Good.