The Caterpillars of British Butterflies and Moths

W. J. Stokoe

Verlag: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd 1944-48, London, 1944

Beschreibung

Three volumes of works on British caterpillars and moths, written by William John Stokoe and illustrated by J. C. Dollman, with 'British Moths volumes one and two' first editions. The first edition to 'British Moths Series One and Two' and the second edition to 'British Butterflies'.Three volumes, including series one of 'The Caterpillars of the British Butterflies' and series one and two of 'The Caterpillars of British Moths'.Illustrated with colour frontispiece to 'British Moths', monochrome vignettes to both and thirty-two monochrome and colour plates to 'British Butterflies', ninety to 'British Moths Series I' and fifty-one to 'British Moths Series II'. Collated complete.With a letter from W. H. Smith & Son ltd regarding 'British Moths Series I'.This set features three works on caterpillars by William John Stokoe. The works provides a study on the caterpillars of British Moths and Butterflies, with descriptions of their eggs, chrysalids and food.In the publisher's original cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers to all but 'Moths Series One' which is lacking dust wrapper. In the publisher's original cloths with the original unclipped dust wrappers. Externally lovely with only minimal shelf wear and a slight lean to 'Moths'. Scattered spotting to the endpapers with light offsetting and an owner's signature to 'Butterflies'. Rear hinge starting after pp. 407 to 'Moths Series One '. The wraps are very smart to 'Moths Series One' with sunning to the spine and extremities, slight loss to the head of the front joint and tape repairs to the verso. The wrap to 'Butterflies' is excellent with only slight sunning to the spine and minor edge wear. Internally firmly bound with lightly age toned and generally clean pages with light spotting to the blanks and half titles. Near Fine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 899Z19

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Caterpillars of British Butterflies and ...

Verlag: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd 1944-48, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1944

Einband: Disbound

Illustrator: J. C. Dollman

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good Indeed

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book