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First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt
First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt
First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt
First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt
First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt
First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt

HUMPHREYS, H.N.; WESTWOOD, J.O.

British Moths and their Transformations.

London, William Smith, 1843.

$1,025.00
$1,025.00

British Moths and their Transformations.

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First edition; 2 vols, 4to; 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt, all edges marbled, mild dust-soiling and darkening commensurate with age, rubbed at extremities, bumper on corners but otherwise a very good set.

Freeman, 2676.

Stock code 106323

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First edition, 2 vols, 124 hand-coloured plates, occasional mild spotting otherwise very good; contemporary half green calf, maroon lettering-pieces gilt

British Moths and their Transformations.

$1,025.00
$1,025.00

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First edition of Edward Donovan's important and beautifully hand-coloured entomological work, Epitome of the Natural Histry of the Insects of China, published in 1798.
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DONOVAN, Edward.
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WESTWOOD, John Obadiah.
British Butterflies and their Transformations; [and] British Moths and their Transformations. 1857.
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