Edward Donovan

An epitome of the insects of China. London: printed for the author by T. Bensley, 1798

FIRST EDITION, 4to (285 x 228mm.), 50 hand-🙈coloured engraved plates, nineteenth-century red morocco gilt, edges gilt

A FINE COPY of one of Edward Donovan's best known botanical works. Donovan (1768-1813) was a member of the Linnean Society from 1799 and a well respected botanist, who published extensively throughout his lifetime, especially on the subject ꦛof

inter🌠national flora and fauna, despite the fact he rarely left London. The specimens he studied had been brought to him by George Macartney from his famous embassy to China.

LITERATURE:

Hagen I, p. 177; Nissen ZBI 1143