![HARRIS, Moses (?1731-85). The Aurelian. A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies. London: printed for the Author and sold by J. Edwards, 1766 [but 19th century]. 2° (389 x 271mm). Hand-coloured frontispiece depicting the author in a landscape, additional title within hand-coloured engraved border, 44 hand-coloured plates and one hand-coloured diagrammatic plate, text in French and English (additional title lightly spotted, 9 plates [nos. 4, 8, 12, 19, 21, 31, 33, 35, 43] with small unobtrusive holes, very light occasional thumb-soiling, a few light spots). 19th-century half morocco (extremities quite rubbed and scuffed), gilt edges. cf. Nissen ZBI 1835.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2006/CSK/2006_CSK_04071_0072_000(115446).jpg?w=1)
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HARRIS, Moses (?1731-85). The Aurelian. A Natural History of English Moths and Butterflies. London: printed for the Author and sold by J. Edwards, 1766 [but 19th century]. 2° (389 x 271mm). Hand-coloured frontispiece depicting the author in a landscape, additional title within hand-coloured engraved border, 44 hand-coloured plates and one hand-coloured diagrammatic plate, text in French and English (additional title lightly spotted, 9 plates [nos. 4, 8, 12, 19, 21, 31, 33, 35, 43] with small unobtrusive holes, very light occasional thumb-soiling, a few light spots). 19th-century half morocco (extremities quite rubbed and scuffed), gilt edges. cf. Nissen ZBI 1835.
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