American entomology, or descriptions of the insects of North America. Illustrated by coloured figures from original drawings executed from nature

Philadelphia Museum: Samuel Augustus Mitchell, 1828. FIRST EDITION. Extra engraved title page in Volume I. With 54 beautiful hand-colored plates, tissue guards present, each with accompanying text. Indexes follow each volume, and Explanation of terms used in Entomology at the rear. Half morocco and marbled boards, spine in compartments with morocco label; an excellent and very clean copy with the ownership signature of Joseph Sheppard of Chestnut Hill Philadelphia dated 1865 on both the fly-leaf and first title and small stamp of Dr. J. Sheppard of Bridgeton, N.J. at the top of third title. (Inventory #: 17795)