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<dl><dd>"The following figures were selected from General Hardwicke's collection of drawings"--Cf. Pref., p. [3]</dd>
<dd>Preface signed: John Edward Gray</dd>
<dd>Plates are signed: Hawkins, W. Hawkins or B.W. Hawkins, sculp &amp; col</dd>
<dd>Colophon: E. Newman, printer</dd>
<dd>Plates, except for nos. 15 &amp; 16, are hand-colored</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB has two copies</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013484456) has bookplate: Collection of William Schaus, presented to the National Museum, MCMV</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 inscribed in ink on front free endpaper: Presented to W. Schaus by Paul Daguin Febr. 1921</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum [ms. acc. no.] C250613</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 1 quarter bound in marbled paper boards and brown leather, title in gilt on spine, yellow endpapers</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013484498) has bookplate: Collection of William Schaus, presented to the National Museum, MCMV</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 2 blind-embossed on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum [ms. acc. no.] 199698</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB c. 2 bound in plain brown pebbled cloth, title in gilt on spine, yellow endpapers; book dealer's stamp on front paste-down: Paul Klincksieck, Paris</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Hardwicke, Thomas, d. 1835; Lepidoptera; Butterflies</div>
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<dl><dd>Gray, George Robert, 1808-1872</dd>
<dd>Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875</dd>
<dd>Daguin, Paul, former owner. DSI</dd>
<dd>Schaus, William, 1859- , former owner. DSI</dd></dl></div>
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