1785 · Paris
by Fourcroy, Antoine Francois de
Paris, 1785. Fourcroy, Antoine-François de (1755-1809). Entomologia Parisiensis. 2 vols. in 1, 12mo. vii, [1], 544pp., plus 22-page manuscript index in Fourcroy’s hand. Lacking title-leaf and conjugate blank in Vol. II. Paris: Via et aedibus Serpentineis, 1785. 144 x 85 mm. Quarter calf gilt, paste paper boards, worn, hinges cracked, spine label chipped; boxed. Light toning but very good internally. The Author’s Proof Copy, with his extensive manuscript corrections (some trimmed) on every leaf as well as several notes to the printer; each signature bears in manuscript some variation of “corrigés et tirés” (corrected and printed) or “relisé et tirés” (reread (truncated)