Author: Stainton, H.T.
Title: British Butterflies and Moths: An Introduction to the Study of Our Native Lepidoptera
Description: Reeve 1867 xii, 292, 16 hand col plates. . HB. small 8vo, orig. plum cloth, gt, spine faded, some minor wear. Several relevant press cuttings from the early years of the 20th century pasted to endpapers, half-title, and blank recto of frontispiece. Some foxing to tissue guards, otherwise clean. Previous owner's name to title.. First edition. Stainton described this work in the preface as ‘… more readable than the ‘Manual’, whilst the attraction of coloured plates, carefully engraved by E.W. Robinson, may prove an inducement with those who look at plates first, letterpress afterwards.’.
Keywords: Britain; Butterflies; Moths; Lepidoptera; Hand-coloured plates
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Title: British Butterflies and Moths: An Introduction to the Study of Our Native Lepidoptera
Description: Reeve 1867 xii, 292, 16 hand col plates. . HB. small 8vo, orig. plum cloth, gt, spine faded, some minor wear. Several relevant press cuttings from the early years of the 20th century pasted to endpapers, half-title, and blank recto of frontispiece. Some foxing to tissue guards, otherwise clean. Previous owner's name to title.. First edition. Stainton described this work in the preface as ‘… more readable than the ‘Manual’, whilst the attraction of coloured plates, carefully engraved by E.W. Robinson, may prove an inducement with those who look at plates first, letterpress afterwards.’.
Keywords: Britain; Butterflies; Moths; Lepidoptera; Hand-coloured plates
Price: GBP 45.00 = appr. US$ 64.26 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S52434
- Book number: S52434
See more books from our catalog: Entomology,Lepidoptera