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La vie des termites.
Paris, Eugène Fasquelle, 1926 ; in-12, 219 pp., reliure demi-maroquin à coins, dos orné à nerfs. Édition originale. Maurice Maeterlinck est un dramaturge, essayiste et poète belge, né à Gand, Prix Nobel en 1911. En tant que poète, il est très influencé par Mallarmé et le Symbolisme. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il s'installe aux États-Unis, puis ensuite à Nice, où il meurt en 1949; très connu pour ses essais sur la vie des fourmis et des termites. Très bon état.
Fauna of China. Volume 3. Forcipomyiinae of China (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). II. the Genus Forcipomyia Meigen.
2002 256 p., 112 figures, hardbound. Library stamps and removed sticker mark on first pastedown, else good copy. In English.
Forcipomyiinae of China (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae). I. General Introduction and the Genus Atrichopogon.
2001 176 p., 59 figures, hardbound. Library stamps, else a very good copy.
Flowers that can fly. Butterflies of Yunnan, China.
1999 96 p., numerous coloured photographs. In Chinese and English. Very good copy, as new.
Monograph of Chinese Cicadidae
1978 184 p., 7 plates, paperbound. Spine with paper-covering loss at outer ends, and tear/damage on front cover. In English. Quaterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum.
Fauna Sinica. Insecta. Siphonaptera.
1986 xxiii, 1334 p., 1947 text illustrations, 4to, original quarter buckram over printed boards. Gilt title on the spine. A massive revision. Well-illustrated. In Chinese, with in English the descriptions of new taxa, and a "Brief résumé of Siphonaptera, series Insecta, Fauna Sinica" (pp. 1227-1238). A very good, unmarked copy.
The Cynipoid Genus Paramblynotus: Revision, Phylogeny, and Historical Biogeography (Hymenoptera: Liopteridae).
2007 151 p., 101 figs, paperbound. New copy.
Les promenades du docteur Bob. Histoire de deux jeunes naturalistes.
Paris, Librairie Ch. Delagrave, s.d. (vers 1900) ; in-4, 296 pp., reliure d'éditeur pleine toile, dos lisse, plat imprimé. Livre de 1er Prix de sciences naturelles, très didactique. Nombreuses cartes et gravures. Très bon état.
Histoire abrégée des insectes.
Paris, Calixte-Volland, 1799 ; in-4, XXVIII pp. + 556 pp. et un tableau dépliant + 10 planches dépliantes + 744 pp. + 12 planches dépliantes. , reliure XIXème demi-basane bleu, dos lisse. Etienne Louis Geoffroy était un pharmacien et un entomologiste de la deuxième moitié du XVIIIème siècle, l'entomologie étant sa principale activité hors de son officine de pharmacien. Geoffroy publia des ouvrages de sciences naturelles et de médecine. Un des grands classique de l'entomologie. Bon état.
Iconography of Chinese Longicorn Beetles (1406 Species) in Color.
2009 [12], 474 p., 125 coloured plates, portrait, hardbound. In Chinese and in English. Very good copy, as new. Now out of print.This book contains 1406 species color pictures of imago of Chinese longicorn beetles (among them included 204 species type specimens of Chinese longicorn beetles and 6 species are new records in China) and each species with the brief description of characters (in Chinese and in English), original literatures, distributions of domestic and abroad, and list of hosts known to us
Biodiversidad Taxonomia y Biogeografia de Artropodos de Mexico: Hacia una sintesis de su conocimiento. Vol. 1.
1996 xiii, 660 p., num. figs, 4to, hardbound. Out of print (in all 4 volumes were made).Contains: different groups of Arachnida on pages 59-103, From page 133 onwards it discusses different insect groups (Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, Psocoptera, Homoptera, Thysanoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Siphanoptera, Diptera).
Studies on the flash communication system in Photinus fireflies.
1966 95 p., 30 text figures, tables, 1 plate, frontispiece, paperbound (original printed covers). With distribution maps and light-patterns of the species. Vague stamp on front wrapper, otherwise clean.
Stuttgarter Beitrage zur Naturkunde série A N°422 revison der Gattung Sarothrias ( coleoptera)
Non Renseigné. 1988. In-8. En feuillets. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. Tiré à part de la page 23, illustré de figures.. . . . Classification Dewey : 595.7-Entomologie
En allemand Classification Dewey : 595.7-Entomologie
British Spiders. Vol. I.
1951 (reprint 1968) x, 310 p., 142 figures, frontispiece, publisher’s cloth. Library stamps.
British Spiders. Vol. I-II.
1951-1953 ix, 310, vii, 449 p., 142, 254 figures, coloured frontispiece, publisher’s cloth. Library stamps, spines worn and partly loose. Working copies only.
British Spiders. Vol. I.
1953-1974 Three volumes (complete). ix, 310, vii, 449, vii, 315 p., 142, 254, 75 figures, 612 distribution maps, coloured frontispiece, publisher’s cloth (dust jacket for volumes I-II). Library stamps (for volumes II-III), else good set.
Aus dem Leben der Spinnen.
1939 160 p., 4 figs, 245 photographs, cloth (somewhat worn and soiled). Ex libris Dr. J.J. Smith.
Aus dem Leben der Spinne. Naturkundliche Bilderreihen.
1939 160 p. with numerous b/w photographic plates, original grey cloth. Schriften des Deutschen Naturkundevereins/Neue Folge. Band 10. Good copy
Aus dem Leben der Spinne. Naturkundliche Bilderreihen.
1939 160 p. with numerous b/w photographic plates, original cloth. Schriften des Deutschen Naturkundevereins/Neue Folge. Library stamps.
Beschreibungen europäischer Dipteren. Erster Band. Zweiter Band. Dritter band.
1869-1873 Three volumes in one (complete). xvi, 310, viii, 319, viii, 320 p., somewhat later (ca. 1900) brown half cloth with green marbled boards, author/title in gilt on spine. Library stamps and some foxing on endpapers, else very good copy of this rare work.This series was part of: J.W. Meigen’s ‘’Systematischer Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insecten. (Achter Teil oder zweiter Supplemenband). In this three volume work Loew described no less than 565 new Diptera species!
Die Dipteren-Fauna Südafrika's.
1860 xi, 330 p., 2 lithographed plates, royal 4to (26,5 x 34 cm), later cloth with gilt author/title on spine. Published in: Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins für Sachsen und Thüringen. Lower right corner of first 230 pages with waterstain, First plate with two waterstains and second plate with waterstain in lower right corner. Rare.
Dipterologische Beiträge. Dritter Theil.
1847 44 p., small 4to, paperbound. Includes: Ueber die Italienischen Arten der Gattung Conops, & Ueber die Europäischen Arten der Gattung Sapromyza. Good condition, covers somewhat browned. Rare.Friedrich Hermann Loew (1807-1879) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, teacher (he was professor of mathematics and natural history in Poznan) and politician. Loew published two series of articles on Diptera in his school programs, which were also reprinted separately. Of the ‘’Dipterologische Beiträge’’ 4 parts were published between 1845 and 1850.
Dipterologische Beiträge. Erster Teil - Dritter Teil.
1845-1847 Three parts. title-pages, 50, [2], 50, 44 p., 1 plate (in two states: handcoloured and plain b/w). Part 1 and 3 in contemporary hcalf with gilt title on spine, part 2 paperbound (chipped plain covers, uncut). Some scattered foxing (especially in parts 1-2). Part 3 with 5 sheets of handwritten translation (contemporary) of the work in French bound in.Friedrich Hermann Loew (1807-1879) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, teacher (he was professor of mathematics and natural history in Poznan) and politician. Loew published two series of articles on Diptera in his school programs, which were also reprinted separately. These are these reprints. This series went to 4 parts (part 4 published in 1850 is not present in our offer). Rare.
Neue Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Dipteren. Zweiter Beitrag - Achter Beitrag.
1854-1861 Seven parts. title-pages, 38, 24, 52, 56, [2], 56, [viii}, 50, 46, [xii], [2], 100 p., paperbound (without covers, 3 parts in plain covers). Almost no foxing, somewhat larger-sized part 3 with outer margins browned/soiled. Two unobtrusive marginal waterstains.Friedrich Hermann Loew (1807-1879) was a German entomologist specialized in Diptera, teacher (he was professor of mathematics and natural history in Poznan) and politician. Loew published two series of articles on Diptera in his school programs, which were also reprinted separately. These are a mix of reprints (parts 2-4, 6 & 8)and school programs (5 & 7). This series went to 8 parts (part 1 published in 1853 is not present in our offer). Rare.
