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Insects.- Coquebert (Antonio Joanne) Illustratio Iconographica Insectorum, 3 parts in 1, 30 engraved plates, all but 4 finely hand-coloured, occasional light foxing, J.d'Aguilar bookplate, modern sheep-backed boards, red morocco label to spine, [Nissen ZBI 957], 4to, Paris, 1799-[1804]. ⁂ Complete copies, especially with hand-colouring, are very rare as the publisher's stock was destroyed by fire. We can trace only 4 copies at auction in the past 25 years. Antoine Jean Coquebert (1735-1825) was a French naturalist and councillor to the royal court at Amiens and Rheims.