British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture, and Preservation
by W. S. Coleman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: George Routledge & Sons, 1888. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Edmund Evans. A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated study of British butterflies. Illustrated with sixteen plates, fourteen of which are in colour, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed study of British butterflies with reference to the butterfly life cycle, feeding, breeding, the individual parts of the body, and each individual species native to the British Isles. Written by William Stephen Coleman, an English painter, illustrator, and writer. Illustrated by Edmund Evans, an English wood-engraver and colour printer of the Victorian era. In the original green and blue cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Minor fading to the spine and the odd spot to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd spot and light spotting to the endpapers. Bookseller's label to the rear pastedown. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885T35
- Title
- British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture, and Preservation
- Author
- W. S. Coleman
- Illustrator
- Edmund Evans
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Routledge & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1888
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- British Butterflies Figures Descriptions Butterflies Coleman Evans
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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