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THE AURELIAN : Or Natural History of English Insects Namely, Moths and Butterflies Together With the Plants on Which the Feed; A Faithful Account . . .
by Harris, Moses
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0881621951
- ISBN 13
- 9780881621952
- Seller
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Korumburra, Victoria, Australia
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Topsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Salem House Publishers, 1986. 104pp., colour-art plates throughout. Book clean, square. Spine firm, gilt title there-on. Laid-on colour-art title plate over orange cloth boards, which are undamaged save for several small, faint spots. No dustjacket as issued. Leaves clean and unmarked. Introduced by Robert Mays. "A faithful account of their respective Changes; their usual Haunts when in the winged State; and their standard Names, as given and established by the worthy and ingenious Society of Aurelians . . . A fine reproduction of the most splendid of all English entomological books, first published in 1766 . . . " Contents include: Index, Terms used in the descriptions of the plates, Foreword by J.M.Chalmers-Hunt, Introduction, Acks., (pages 13 to 108) Moses Harris's original text and plates with Commentary, The index as it appears in the Supplement to the original volume. Book weight approx. 920g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote.. First U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Diversity Books, IOBA
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010631
- Title
- THE AURELIAN : Or Natural History of English Insects Namely, Moths and Butterflies Together With the Plants on Which the Feed; A Faithful Account . . .
- Author
- Harris, Moses
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0881621951
- ISBN 13
- 9780881621952
- Publisher
- Salem House Publishers
- Place of Publication
- Topsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1986
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- ENTOMOLOGY, ENGLAND, MOSES HARRIS (1730- C.1788)
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science & Technology;
Terms of Sale
Diversity Books, IOBA
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Korumburra, Victoria
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