The Butterflies of Great Britain, With Their Transformations Delineated and Described.
by Westwood, J.O
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- Hardcover
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Entomology Butterflies and moths . 1st. Ed. Pub. George Routledge & Sons. 1887. pp.xl, 140 with colour frontis plus 21 plates of which 19 are hand-coloured as published. Small 4to. Hardback. Small address label, very minor spotting to blank end-papers o/w. contents fine. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. Scarce. A very pleasing copy.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62900
- Title
- The Butterflies of Great Britain, With Their Transformations Delineated and Described.
- Author
- Westwood, J.O
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Pub. George Routledge & Sons. 1887
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Entomology Butterflies and moths
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About the Seller
C.Arden Bookseller
Biblio member since 2011
Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
About C.Arden Bookseller
Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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