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First edition.
Work with 1 engraved plate at rear.
Unlettered spine faded and cracked, boards slightly and marginally faded with small marginal lacks, light interior foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Spine faded, covers slightly and marginally faded with small angular lacks, some light interior foxing.
Rare.

First edition.
Half sheep binding in dark brown, smooth spine decorated with gilt garlands, upper joints cracked, traces of rubbing to joints, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, contemporary binding.
Some minor foxing without significance, final pages marginally shaded.
A manuscript note by a previous bibliophile at head of first endpaper.
Provenance: from the library of Prince de Clermont-Tonnerre with his bookplate pasted opposite the front pastedown.

First edition.
Half caramel sheep binding, smooth spine decorated with ornamental motif and triple gilt fillets showing traces of rubbing, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, original wrappers preserved, contemporary binding.
Occasional light foxing of no consequence.

First edition of this thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Natural Sciences.
Work illustrated with 7 lithographed plates at the end and numerous figures throughout.
Unlettered spine with minor tears of no consequence, foxing and small stains to boards, handsome interior condition.

First edition.
Half chocolate shagreen binding, spine with five raised bands, gilt initials at foot, joints rubbed, marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, beautiful engraved bookplate pasted to verso of front cover, contemporary binding.
Work illustrated with figures in the text.
A photographic portrait and a reproduction pasted to the endpapers.
Some light foxing.

First edition.
Publisher's full sand-colored paper boards, smooth spine with small stains, edges rubbed, corners slightly bumped, handsome interior condition.
Complete volume in itself.

New edition.
Some light foxing, joints slightly cracked at head and foot.
Copy presented in its original wrappers, spine sunned with label bearing the author's name, title and publication date of the work.

First edition.
First volume devoted to botany, insects, inventors and scientists, of this scientific series.
Two tears repaired to the joints, interior foxing.

Third edition largely in first printing.
Half tan sheep bindings, smooth spines decorated with gilt rolls and fillets, a small lack of paper on the first board of the third volume, contemporary bindings.
Work illustrated with woodcut figures in the text and 19 steel-engraved plates.
Gift inscriptions, copies virtually free from foxing.

New edition, featuring an introduction by Georges Crappe. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Inscribed by Georges Crappe. Minor loss to the head of the sunned spine, internally a very good copy.

First edition of this article published in the journal 'Les archives de parasitologie'.
Partially erased autograph inscription from the author on the front cover, covers detached, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition printed in a small number of copies of this offprint.
First cover detached with slight corner losses, worming to second cover, handsome interior condition.
Rare.

First edition of this lecture given at the Palais de la découverte on November 17, 1940.
Rare and handsome copy.