British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture and Preservation etc

Green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt decoration to front board. Boards have marks commensurate with age. Shelfwear. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is worn, vertically creased, and with bumping to the ends. Somewhat cocked. Inner hinges broken. The odd pencil annotation to the text block. Heavy annotation to the plates list and final blanks. 16 coloured plates (chromolithographs). Plate descriptions in manuscript to facing blanks. Marks from various previous owners to prelims, some crossed out. [vii], 179 pp, + 4 pp adverts. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 337g. (YBP Ref: 034858:15g)

• Author: COLEMAN, W S
• Illustrator: COLEMAN, W S
• Publisher: George Routledge & Sons
• Condition: Good
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• Size: 16mo - over 53/4in - 63/4in tall
• Binding: Hardcover
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• Published Date: 1867
• Edition: New edition
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• Language: English