BARBUT (JACQUES) Les genres des insectes de Linné; constatés par divers échantillons d'insectes d'Angleterre, additional hand-coloured engraved title, 22 plates (20 hand-coloured, many heightened in gum arabic, 3 folding), upper cover detached, 1781; The Genera Vermium Exemplified by Various Specimens of the Animals Contained in the Orders of the Intestina et Mollusca Linnaei, 3 parts in 1 vol., additional engraved title, engraved title to part 2, 25 engraved plates (of which 24 hand-coloured), some spotting and offsetting,1783, uniformly bound in contemporary half calf, spines gilt, worn [Nissen ZVI 220-221], 4to, for the Author, by James Dixwell (2) Footnotes: Provenance: William Battell, bookplate, and ownership inscription noting purchase date of 1799, and price of each volume ('1-9-0' and '1-0-0'); H.F. Davies, Elmley Castle, bookplate. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: • • Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com