A History of British Butterflies

MORRIS, Francis Orpen

Verlag: John C. Nimmo, 1890

Beschreibung

MORRIS, Francis Orpen. A History of British Butterflies London, John C. Nimmo, 1890. Large 8vo, pp. viii, 184, 72 hand-coloured plates plus 2 uncoloured. Original blue buckram over boards, gilt-stamped centrepiece, with butterflies on a leafy branch, within blind-stamped frame. Spine with gilt-tooled decorations, worn and defective, joints loose and starting, still holding firm though. Covers rubbed to edges. Title-page lightly soiled; previous owner s name to top corner of tp: Raymond W. Pearce / from W. Hunt, 1909 . Text and images very clean throughout. 6th edition. No foxing to the plates. A very clean copy. Francis Orpen Morris (1810 1893) was an Irish clergyman, with an interest in ornithology and entomology and published popular works in both these subject areas. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1533737116363

Bibliografische Details

Titel: A History of British Butterflies

Verlag: John C. Nimmo

Erscheinungsdatum: 1890

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good