TWO SPECIMENS OF CARL DE GEER'S SPEECH ON THE USEFULNESS WHICH INSECTS AND THEIR DAMAGE PROVIDE US 1744 - A VARIANT PRINT.

Entomology. De Geer, Carl, baron and entomologist, (17202-1778). Two copies of the same print, where one is a variant print. Talk of the Use that Insecterne And their sharp-sightedness, encourage us. Held for the King. Swedish Academy of Sciences On 18 April 1744. After Kongl. Command of the Academy. Second time posted. Printed by Lor. Lud. Grefing, Stockholm, no year. (1744). With engraved title vignette. 32 p. The second copy is printed by Lars Salvius, Stockholm, without year. (1744). The title page differs somewhat and the engraved vignette is mirrored. 32 p.
8vo in a modern splattered cardboard binding with gilt title on black label on front cover.
With Silluf and Bengt -.Olof Landin's ex-libris Provenance. Leif Gothildius, Knislinge, (1939-2018).