Author: Philip S. Corbet; Stephen Brooks
Title: Dragonflies
Description: London , Collins, 2008. First edition. Leather. A stunning leather bound limited edition of this work that celebrates the beautiful dragonfly, signed by the author. A limited edition, leather bound copy of Dragonflies. Originally intended to be limited to four hundred copies, the volume was actually limited to two hundred and fifty copies. This copy id number sixty five. Signed by the author to the limitation bookplate pasted to the front free endpaper. Dragonflies is part of The New Naturalist Library which is a survey of British natural history which aims to interest the general reader in the wildlife of Britain by recapturing the enquiring spirt of the old naturalists. This volume celebrates the lively and beautiful dragonfly with many colour photographs by Robert Thompson. In the original slipcase. With two tipped in edition bookplates. In the publisher's original morocco binding. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. In the original slipcase which is also very smart. Fine . Ill.: Robert Thompson. Fine .

Keywords: Dragonflies nature insects natural history nature Robert Thompson


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