Plates drawn by J.J. Bylaert, A. Schouman, and Kauke; plates engraved by S. Fokke, Milsan, and R. Muys

Engraved vignette on t.p

Initials; head- and tail-pieces; side-notes

"Corrigenda necessaria": P. 224

Signatures: *2*²A-2E

Includes bibliographical references

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SCNHRB has three copies

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088003131315) is imperfect: the half-title leaf is wanting

SCNHRB c. 1 has embossed stamp on p. [5] (1st group): Smithsonian Institution National Museum, accession no. 169708. There is a printed binder's label on a front free endpaper: "Bound by C. Kathoeber, London"; and a ms. pencil note on front free endpaper: "Purch. of Woodward & Lothrop from Milne-Edwd. col., mus." There are a few ms. pencil brief annotations throughout

SCNHRB c. 1 has an old gilt-tooled tree-stained full leather binding with marbled endpapers; the book has been rebound in modern leather with remnants of the original tree-stained leather mounted on the covers and spine

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088009154758; transferred from INVZRB) is imperfect: plates I-III are wanting

SCNHRB c. 2 has signature of former owner, James E. Benedict, on t.p.; with ms. ink inscription "J.E. Benedict from [illegible, covered by book-tape] with the compliments of L. Stejneger, 1878" on front endpapers

SCNHRB c. 2 has laid in: a [1] p. listing of species names typed on Smithsonian Institution National Museum letterhead, apparently taken from the Encyclopedie methodique article on Aselle/Asellus

SCNHRB c. 2 has stamps: Smithsonian Institution National Museum, accession no. 317489; carded 1922. With a few ms. annotations on the leaves of plates

SCNHRB c. 2 has an old brown paperboard binding; spine is repaired with green cloth book-tape

SCNHRB c. 3 (39088013328349) has stamps on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum, Mar. 14, 1928; accession no. 295373; Smithsonian Institution. Stamp on p. 224: Nov. 5, 1889

SCNHRB c. 3 has a modern red embossed cloth library binding with a gilt-lettered spine and marbled edges

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