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Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten. Zweiter Theil.
1820 (1st ed.) x, [1], 363 p., 10 engraved plates (numbered 12-21), late 19th century dark brown pebbled cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Library stamps on title-page, and first 15 pages bound in the wrong order, some scattered foxing, mainly in first and last few pages, else a good copy of this first edition of volume 2 (Volume 1-2 were reprinted in 1851).Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764-1845) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, and is sometimes called the father of dipterology. In any case the above work is his magnum opus, his chief accomplishment. In all he described 3500 species (mainly Diptera).
Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten.
1822-1838[1851] (2nd ed. first two volumes, 1st ed. vols 3-7) Seven volumes in six + atlas portfolio. xxiv, 259, [1], vi, 276, x, 416, xii, 428, xii, 412, xi, 401, [3], xii, 434, [2] p., 74 engraved and lithographed (last ones) plates (loose in portfolio). The first 11 plates in old negative copies (thus white drawings on a black background), uniform early 20th century (ca. 1900-1920) brown cloth with marbled boards and gilt lettering on spine. Some wear on boards and spine portfolio. Volumes 1-2 are the 1851 edition printed on lower quality paper thus these two with some scattered foxing). Library stamps on free end-papers and title-pages, else a good copy.Apparently the volumes were given in 1970 to the Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam (which no longer exists) by the Dutch botanist and entomologist Gideon Kruseman (1904-1992). Some of the pencil annotations in the books might be in his hand, or by an earlier owner of this set.Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764-1845) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, and is sometimes called the father of dipterology. In any case the above work is his magnum opus, his chief accomplishment. In all he described 3500 species (mainly diptera).
Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten. Vierther Teil (= volume 4).
1824 xii, 428 p., 9 engraved plates (= plates 32-41), contemporary marbled paper covered boards with red label on spine. Some wear on extremities but tight binding. With stamps on first free endpaper and title-page from the followin previous owners: Real Schule in Schwerin / Kreisleh... Bucherei, Schwerin / Pädagogische Zentralbibliothek, Berlin & Herbert Ant. Good clean copy.Johann Wilhelm Meigen (1764-1845) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, and is sometimes called the father of dipterology. In any case the above work is his magnum opus, his chief accomplishment. In all he described 3500 species (mainly diptera).
Dipteren-Farbtafeln nach den bisher nicht veröffentlichten Original-Handzeichnungen Meigens: Johann Wilhelm Meigen: Abbildungen der europaeischen zweiflügeligen Insecten, nach der Natur.
1975 118 p., 305 col. plates, cloth (dust jacket). Library stamps, and small removed sticker mark on upper margin of dust jacket, else good copy.
