Augsburg, privately published, 1839. 8vo (20.0 x 12.0 cm). xii, 89 pp.; 12 finely engraved plates. Contemporary quarter cloth over marbled boards. Label with script title in an old hand on the spine.

A rare work on noxious butterflies, moths and caterpillars, written by the German entomologist Christian Friedrich Freyer (1794-1885). Well-illustrated. Old stamp of a German entomological society on the title. Some light foxing, damp stain to the top margin; mostly weak and restricted to the text pages - plates clean. In all a very good copy. Horn-Schenkling, 7077; Nissen ZBI, 1428.