‎STURM, JACOB.‎
‎Deutschlands Insecten. 1.-3. Bd.‎

‎Nürnberg, Auf Kosten des Verfassers, 1805-15. Small 8vo. Bound in 3 nice cont. green boards, gilt backs. Titlelabels on backs with gilt lettering. Edges and corners lightly rubbed, otherwise fine. (4),271(1)273-279,272"192 pp. and 76 folded engraved plates for the most part in beautifull original handcolouring. Plates as well as text printed on good paper, only a few scattered brownspots.‎

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‎First edition of the first 3 volumes of Sturm's well known work. These volumes on Beetles are the first 3 of part 5 of Sturm's work on Fauna Germanica, which in all comprises 23 volumes (the last published 1856) having a total of 424 plates. The general title is also present here: ""Deutschlands Fauna in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. V. Abtheilung. Die Insecten. 1.-3. Band. Käfer."" - Nissen ZBI No 4033. - Horn & Schenkling No 21700.‎