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6. British Museum (jSTatural History), Zoological Library. — Copy 



of no. 1 with original wrapper, deckle edges. Title, English 

 text 6 pp., French text 6 pp., pis. i. and ii. [This is the 

 original copy presented by Martyn to the British Museum 

 in 1797, and still has the following letter accompanying it : — 



" To the Noblemen and Gentlemen 



" Trustees of the British Museum. 



" Mr. Martyn takes the liberty of Offering his best respects 

 to the Noblemen and Gentlemen Trustees of the British 

 Museum ; And previous to the Publication, Requesting they 

 will do him the honor to accept the First Number of his 

 Work ' On Nondescript Lepidopterous Insects,' to be 

 deposited in the British Museum Library. The remaining 

 Sixteen Numbers, (which will Form the First Volume) will 

 also be presented in Succession, as they are compleated, 



" No. 12 Great Marlborough 

 Street Oct. 24th 1797."j 



7. Royal Society.—" Ex dono auctoris Nov. 9, 1797." Title, text 



6 pp. English, 6 pp. French, 2 plates. This copy has been 

 chopped down to fit a volume of other tracts. 



8. Linnean Society. — A copy identical in every respect with that 



of the Royal Society, including the chopping down ; but the 

 title has been turned up at the bottom, and so preserved. 



9. Dr. A. G. Butler's copy. — Sold to Dulau and Co. in 1888, not 



traced since. Dr. Butler kindly informs me that he is under 

 the impression that he had three parts in their original 

 condition. 

 10. " Parts 1 and 2 with printed text." — Dr. Butler is also under 

 the impression that Mr. Van de Poll has copies of these two 

 parts, but I am unable to verify the statement. 



Of the above copies I consider George III.'s as the most perfect, 

 the Radcliffe next, then Van de Poll's, and, lastly, Mr. Salvin's. 



It would be interesting to learn whether Martyn ever did present 

 to the British Museum the succeeding parts ; I am inclined to think 

 he did not, because this copy, as well as those in the Royal and 

 Linnean Societies, may be well regarded as " specimens " of which 

 it is quite likely others may turn up. 



It is interesting to trace the Towneley copy, and it shows the 

 importance of not tearing out marks of possession for the collector's 

 scrap-book. 



I should be very glad to hear from anyone who knows of more 

 than 6 pp. of text, especially if he will send me a list of species 

 described, with their pages ; and as it may be a matter of con- 

 venience to many entomologists, I here append a list of the manu- 

 script names used by Martyn, together with his plate and figure 

 numbers : — 



I. P. amulius (1), P. myrina (2 and 3). 

 II. P. amulius (4), P. sessonia (5 and 6). 



