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2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K
2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K

2nd Ed Kirby BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the UK 70-DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES L@@K

$ 81.84

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Modified Item: No
  • Author: W. Egmont Kirby
  • Subject: Insects - BUTTERFLIES
  • Region: Europe
  • Publisher: George Routledge & Sons; E.P. Dutton, and Co.
  • Place of Publication: London and New York
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Contents in excellent condition; Hardbound, Firm Binding; No Foxing; Dozens of DOUBLE-SIDED COLOR PLATES! Faded cloth covers worn along edges with inscriptions inside cover & ffep, otherwise excellent condition overall. See images and item description for details.
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Language: English
  • Special Attributes: 2nd Edition

    Description

    BUTTERFLIES and MOTHS of the
    UNITED KINGDOM
    With a Systematic Arrangement of Families and Genera,
    Indexes of Scientific and Popular Names,
    and 70 Coloured Plates
    by
    W. Egmont KIRBY
    HUNDREDS of SPECIES Illustrated!
    2nd Edition (No Date) ca1920s
    With 70 Double-Sided COLOR PLATES!
    Depicting HUNDREDS of COLORFUL SPECIES!
    PUBLISHER:
    George Routledge and Sons, Ltd, London, and E.P. Dutton and Co., New York
    CONDITION:
    Hardcover book in excellent condition internally!  Print pages with slight age-toning; Plate pages bright and clean; no foxing or marks.   All 70 single-sided color plates are in SUPERB CONDITION.  Signature of previous owner with 16.8.51
    on front flyleaf, and pencilled notation with 1922 date inside front cover.
    SECOND Ed
    iti
    on published circa 1920s.  Original bluish-green buckram cloth cover with gilt lettering and rich gilt montage/vignette of
    butterflies and moths in gilt frame on front cover; covers faded/soiled and worn
    along
    edges; gilt lettering to spine (see images); binding is firm.
    A VERY NICE Copy of this book overall!  The plates, especially, are beautifully colored.
    HUNDREDS of BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS Illustrated
    W. Egmont Kirby (not to be confused with another entomologist, William Kirby, was an extremely active lepidopterist during the latter part of the 1800’s and early 1900’s, and authored a variety of books and commentaries on these insects.
    DIMENSIONS:
    5.5in X 8.5.in X 1.75in
    468 Pages of Text + 70 PLATE Pages!
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