Der monatlich-herausgegebenen Insecten-Belustigung erster[-vierter] Theil
Subtitle: in welchem die in sechs Classen eingetheilte Papilionen mit ihrem Ursprung, Verwandlung und allen wunderbaren Eigenschaften, aus eigener Erfahrung beschrieben, ... nach dem Leben abgebildet, vorgestellet werden
By: von August Johann Rösel, Miniatur, Malern ; Nebst einer Vorrede, in welcher von dem Nutzen der Insecten gehandelt, was sie seyen gezeiget, und von der Eintheilung derselben Nachricht gegeben wird
Contributors: Kleemann, Christian Friedrich Carl, 1735-1789
Publisher: Nürnberg zu finden bey den Röselischen Erben, gedruckt bey Johann Joseph Fleischmann
Published: 1746
Place of publication: [Nuremberg]
Language: ger
Subjects: Insects; Entomology; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Insecten-Belustigung
Notes: Vol. 1 contains 6 pts., v. 2 contains 8 pts., each pt. has special t.p. and separate pagination.

Title of v. 4 varies.

Vol. 4 written and edited by Christian Friedrich Carl Kleemann.

Vol. 1-4.1 illustrated by A.J. Rösel von Rosenhof; v. 4.2 illustrated by C.F.C. Kleemann.

Issued in parts.

Vols. 2 and 3 have added t.p., engraved.

Pagination: Theil 1. [40], [12], 64, [8], 60, [12], 64, [12], 312, [16], 48, 48, [24] p., [79] leaves of plates (incl. front.); Theil 2. [8], 32, 72, 28, 16, [4], 32, [12], 76, [2], 200, 64, 52, [18] p., [77] leaves of plates (incl. engr. t.p.); Theil 3. [8], 624, [8] p. (p. 305-306 repeated, p. 409-416 skipped but not lacking), [93] leaves of plates (incl. engr. t.p.); Theil 4 & Nachtrag. [12], 48, 264, [4], [4], 388 p., [86] leaves of plates.

Includes indexes.

" A continuation of this was subsequently published under the title of 'C. F. C. Kleermanns Beytage zur Natur-und Insecten- Geschichte.'"--Brit. Mus. cat.

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 3466

Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration, 2201 (suppl.)

Grässe, VI, pt. 1, p. 146