SEPP, J.C. Beschouwingen der wonderen Gods, i.d. minstgeachte schepzelen of Ned. insecten, naar hunne aanmerklyke huishouding, verwonderlyke gedaantewisseling en andere wetenswaardige byzonderheden. Amst., J.C. Sepp, 1762-1860. 8 vols. W. 8 engr./lithogr. ti. & 400 engr./lithogr. plates, all in fine cont. hand colouring. 4°. Cont. marbled cf. w. richly dec. gilt backs, gilt dec. borders on all sides and red & green labels, uncut. (1 green label gone, some spine ends a bit dam./rep., a few joints partly split, sides vol. 8 loose, but interior good). -- And continuation (Second series): S.C. SNELLEN v. VOLLENHOVEN. Beschrijvingen en afbeeldingen van Nederlandsche vlinders. Amst./The Hague, J.C. Sepp/M. Nijhoff, 1860-1900. 4 vols. W. 200 fold-out handcold. lithogr. plates. 4°. Cont. h. mor. (Spine vol. 3 a bit dam., slightly foxing in places). -- Added: P.C.T. SNELLEN. De vlinders van Nederland. The Hague, 1867. W. 4 lithogr. plates. Lge-8°. Cont. h. mor. -- (13).
Set with continuation (second series) of one of the most important Dutch works on lepidoptera with together 600 plates in contemporary handcolouring. Its really marvellously executed plates are the culminating point of entomological illustration. In the present case Sepp was the author as well as the publisher. "First series started by Christiaan Andreas Sepp together with his son Jan Christiaan (1739-1811) published in issues and in the format after the model chosen by Roesel von Rosenhof; Sepp followed his own path for the descriptions of butterflies and their illustrations. It has become the most important work on Dutch lepidoptera" (Landwehr). - Cobres I, 381: "Ein Werk ohne seines gleichen, in der ungemein sauberen Ausführung, daher höchst schätzbar". - Landwehr, Bks. w. cold. plts., 182 & 202; Nissen, BBI/ZBI, 3808.€ 6000
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