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ARCANA ENTOMOLOG1CA. 
before his lamented decease, a brief notice of his plan of arrangement, 
which has been published in the last part of the Transactions of the 
Entomological Society of London. A more philosophical arrange¬ 
ment might perhaps be proposed, but it would probably be more 
beneficial to take the Introduction to Entomology * of Messrs. 
Kirby and Spence as the guide for such an arrangement, because 
as that work is so deservedly well known, it would be easy to refer 
to its pages as a catalogue raisonnee of the collection. 
Of the other portions of M. Audouirfs collections, as well as of 
his numerous manuscripts and drawings, entomologists will learn 
with pleasure that a careful revision will be made, with the view of 
publishing all which are found to be of sufficient interest and in a 
sufficiently complete state. The publication of the completion of 
his Memoir on the Pyralis of the Vine (which has lately taken 
place), will sufficiently prove the value of these manuscripts, and 
the justness of my estimate of M. Audouin’s talents, and at the 
same time raise our anxious anticipation for the publication of the 
remainder. 
The sale of M. AudouiiTs library took place in May last, and 
occupied fourteen days (see ante, p. 110). The prices obtained for 
the books was in general high, the amount realised being about 
20,000 francs. Many of the works were purchased for the libraries 
of the Jardin des Plantes and of the Royal Society of London. The 
prices obtained for a few of the books are subjoined. 
FRANCS. 
De Geer’s Memoires, 7 tom. in 9 vol. 4to ... ... 500 
Goeze, Entomologische Beitrage, 3 vols. 8vo ..38 § 
Kirby and Spence, Introduct. 4 vols., 4th Ed. .70 
Latreille, Precis des Caracteres Generiques, 1 vol. Svo. . . . . 20 
Reaumur, Memoires, 6 vols.4to.40 
Rosel, a beautiful MS. translation, 6 vols., 4to . . . . .140 
Schaffer, leones Insect., Ratisb., 4 vols., 4to . . . . . . 94 
Germar, Fauna Ins. Europ., 21 fasc..82 
Harris, Exposition Engl. Ins. . ........ 50 
Latreille, Descript. dTns. d’Afrique, 22 pages ,.10| 
Say, American Kntomol., 3 vols., 8vo ........ 139 
Stephens, Illustr. of Brit. Ent. ..... ... 170 
Germar’s Magazin d. Entomol., 4 vols.,8vo *.44 
Illiger, Magaz., 5 vols. Svo in 3 ........ 55 
Silbermann, Rev. Entomol. ......... 80 
AnnalesdelaSocieteEntomol.de France, 1832—1840 .... 200 
The Entomological Magazine, complete ....... 100 
The Arcana Entomologica (7 numbers).29| 
Billberg, Monographia Mylabridium . . . . .... 40 
Dejean and Boisduval, Iconogr. Col. d’Eur.212 
* A new edition of this work is in the press, in which I am able to state, from an examina¬ 
tion of some of the proof sheets, very great additions have been made both to the text and 
notes, portions having been entirely re-written. Notwithstanding this, the work is announced 
at a reduced price. 
