Butterfly Farmer. by Newman, L. Hugh - 1953

London: Phoenix House, Ltd., 1953. First printing. Hardcover. Good. 208 pages including an Index. Cloth. 68 photographs. Rubbing at the corners; prior owner name in pencil on the front-free end paper. No dust jacket.

The Country Book Club 1954. octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

London,1960's Hardcover. Dustjacket Torn with Loss. Reading Copy

The Scientific Book Club, London, 1954. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrator: Photo's. black titles spine; undated but early 1950's; illustrated by 37 b/w. photo's., some drawings & facsimile of a 1910 price-list for ova, larvae & pupae; a scarce title telling the fascinating tale of a butterfly farm & the family who ran it from 1894 to the early 1950's.; a neat & tightly bound copy with some fading to the edges of the covers; including index -208 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Natural History & Resources; Entomology; Insects; Butterflies; Farming & Rural Life. Inventory No: NAT00044. .

Entomology Butterflies and moths . 1st. Ed. Pub. Phoenix House. 1953. pp.208 with b/w. photos. 8vo. Hardback. Ownership label and signature to ffep. Some spotting to outer edges of text block, o/w. contents fine. In good dw. with some loss to extremities. Typed postcard from the author (dated 12.7.60), loosely inserted. The story of Britain’s first butterfly farm, started in 1894 by Leonard Newman, before being taken over by his son, Hugh Newman (1909-1993).

London: Phoenix House Ltd, 1953. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Inspiring and highly practical book on the Collection and Breeding of Rare Insects in Captivity. Includes several chapters on the history of the farm from 1894 - 1951; Search of rare Blue Butterflies; Moth Collecting, Butterfly Migration and more. Frontis illustrated with a B&W Photo of Mr Newman with his Butterfly Net. 2 sections of B&W Photos with the text pages. Red cloth cover with Black lettering to spine. 208 Pages, 410g, 8 1/4" Tall. Spine colour slightly faded. Previous owner's name and old penciled price on ffep. Nice, clean copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall