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bi-iiiontlily issues, which it would be most difficult uow to date with 

 accuracy. 



In 1829 Cui'tis apparently found his stock of back numlxjrs 

 running short, for he began to bring out a second edition. Parts one 

 to eight were re-written and enlarged, some from two to ten pages, 

 with alterations of nomenclature and additions ; parts nine to thirty 

 were reset and reprinted without alteration or addition ; and parts 31 

 to 192 were all of the first edition, i.e., one setting and one printing. 



The dates and contents of the first eight parts of the second 

 edition are as follows :— 



1 1829 contains 4, 2, 4, 2, 2 pp. 



2. post Julv, 1830 „ 2, 4, 6, 4, 2 pp. 



3. ...March, 1834 „ 2,10,2,2 pp. 



4. ... _^;os^ 1834 „ 4, 8, 2, 2 pp. 



5. ... post 1835 „ 2, 2, 2, 2 pp. 



6 1839 „ 2, 2, 2, 2 pp. 



7 P1840 „ 2, 2, 2, 2 pp. 



8 P1840 „ 2, 2, 2, 2 pp. 



The only complete copy of original first editions we have handled 

 is that belonging to the Linnean Society ; the Entomological Society's 

 copy (Curtis' own) is " made up " by the replacement of second 

 editions of the early parts as more up-to-date : so is the copy in the 

 British Museum (Nat. Hist.) which was the Earl of Shefiield's, but 

 having a fine copy of the first edition of volume one separately, the 

 British Museimi (Nat. Hist.) does now possess the entire first edition. 

 A very fine copy of the complete second edition in the original boards 

 with all the replacing title pages, &c., which are dated " 1823-1840 " 

 is also in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) as is also Lovell Reeves' 

 reprint of the second edition issued in 1862 (to the best of our 

 knowledge) . 



As clues to the recognition of the second edition of parts one 

 to eight may bementioned : — 



Part 1, plate 4. Peltastes pini becomes in ed. 2... P. dentatus. 



„ 2, „ 7. Odenesis 2^ini ,, „ 2...Dendrolimus 



pmi, and 2 pp. on 0. potatoria are added. 



,, 3, ,,11. Molorchus minor becomes in ed. 2 . . .Necydalis 

 minor. 



,, „ ,, 12. Lycaena dispar — figiu'es of larva and pupa 

 added on plate ; text extended to 10 pp. 



„ 4, ,, 10. Peronea is enlarged to 8 pp. 



„ 5-8. Although the 2 pp. are adhered to, the material is 

 altered and increased, with consequently a 

 crowded second page, as compared with 

 the second page in edition one. 



It is interesting to note that at this present moment (Jan., 1911) 

 the 770 oi-iginal drawings for this beautiful work are being offered for 

 sale by a well-known London bookseller. 



March 1st, 1911. 



