ROESEL VON ROSENHOF August Johan, “Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung”. Nurberg, C.F.C. Kleemann, J.J. Fleischmann, n.d. 4 text volumes (bound in 2) and a Volume with 428 numbered hand-coloured copper engraved plates (printed in 287 pages). Small 4to, pp. Text Vols.: [48], 64, [8], 60, [12], 64, [8], 312, [16], 48, 48, [24] + [8], 32, 72, 28, 16, [4], 32, [12], 76, 200, 64, 52, [19] + [8], 624, + [8], 48, 264, Atlas Vol.: 287 leaves. Atlas volume with engraved title page. No frontispieces exisitng. Roesel defined insects systematically and divided them into natural groups. Today he is considered the Father of German Entomology. Period binding. Spines detached, cracked hinge on atlas volume, and external wear. Spotting throughout mainly on text volumes, with light occasional spotting on Atlas volume. Occasional marginal pen notes. The list & titles of the Atlass engraved plates are listed below: CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 10 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 10 plates CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 8 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 63 plates CLASSIS III PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 13 plates CLASSIS IV PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 17 plates CLASSIS I SCARABAEORUM TERRESTRIUM PRAEFAT. 2 plates CLASSIS I SCARABAEORUM TERRESTRIUM 9 plates CLASSIS II SCARABAEORUM TERRESTRIUM PRAEFAT. 3 plates CLASSIS III SCARABAEORUM TERRESTRIUM 6 plates CLASSIS I INSECTORUM AQUATILIUM 4 plates CLASSIS II INSECTORUM AQUATILIUM PRAEFATIO 17 plates LOCUSTA INDICA PRAEFAT. 7 plates LOCUSTA GERMANICA 18 plates LOCUSTA 5 plates BOMBYLIORUM VESPARUMQUE 13 plates MUSCARUM ATQUE CULICUM 10 plates CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 16 plates FORMICALEO 5 plates CIMEX AQUATICUS 2 plates ARANEA AQUATICA MINOR 2 plates CIMEX AQUATICUS SURINAMENSIS 1 plates CIMEX AQUATICUS 3 plates PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates INSECTORUM AQUATILIUM 1 plates HIRUDO PISCIUM 1 plates PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 2 plates VESPA GALLARUM QUERNARUM 2 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 1 plates CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 2 plates CLASSIS IV PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 1 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 2 plates PAPILIONUM DIURNORUM 2 plates PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 5 plates VESPA GALLARUM QUERNARUM 2 plates ASTAKUS FLUVIATILIS 10 plates SCORPIO MINIMUS 1 plates SCORPIO ORIENTALIS 1 plates SCORPIO ITALICUS 1 plates CLASSIS IV SCARABAEORUM TERRESTRIUM 1 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates VESPA GALLARUM QUERNARUM 1 plates CLASSIS I PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates CLASSIS II PAPILIONUM NOCTURNORUM 1 plates HISTORIAE POLYPORUM 30 plates TOM. IV 40 plates