European Butterflies and Moths
by W. F. Kirby
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$760.77A$684.69
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About This Item
London : Cassell and Company, 1889. Cloth. Very Good. 11" by 8.5". Not Stated. A second edition colour illustrated copy of this extensive handbook of European Butterflies and Moths in the original binding. A second edition copy of European Butterflies and Moths by W. F. Kirby based upon Berge's Schmetterlingsbuh. Beautiful stone tinted and hand coloured plates. This work is designed to provide entomologists and tourists with a comprehensive illustrated guide to the study of European moths and butterflies. With sixty-one hand coloured (with stone tinting) coloured plates and one black and white plate. Collated, complete.Eight pages of adverts to the rear. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. With marks to the boards and fading to the spine and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to the hinges. Internally, generally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 847B45
- Title
- European Butterflies and Moths
- Author
- W. F. Kirby
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cassell and Company
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1889
- Size
- 11" by 8.5"
- Keywords
- European Butterflies and Moths moths butterflies natural history moths
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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