The Moths Of The British Isles, First Series Comprising The Families Sphingidae To Agrortidae by Richard South - 1939

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1973. Reprinted. 379 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Colour and black and white illustration plates throughout. Pages bright with some tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Binding slightly loose. Boards have heavy shelf wear with bumping and fraying to corners, crushing to spine ends and rubbing and moderate staining all over. Spine sunned and tanned. Gilt lettering is dulled and rubbed.

Frederick Warne, 1961. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1961. New Edition. 379 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Colour illustrated plates throughout. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Frederick Warne and Co.Ltd., 1961. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1961. New Edition. 427 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages and illustrations are lightly tanned throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Sticker to front flap. Wear marks overall.

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1973. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1973. New Edition (Reprint). 379 pages. This is an ex-Library book. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth covered boards with gilt. Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.

Frederick Warne & Co., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 376 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with decorations. Black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Slight cracking to gutters causing binding to be loose, however pages remain attached. Pages and illustrations have light tanning and foxing throughout. Pencil inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Light sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Splits to spine ends causing cloth to be frayed. Dents and staining to rear board.

London.: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd., 1973. 379pp, with colour plates & drawings. Edited and Revised by H. M. Edelsten, D. S. Fletcher and R. J. Collins. DW is stuck to the covers with clear plastic, internally a few minor marks but generally clean. . Reprint.. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

London.: Frederick Warne & Co Ltd., 1973. 427pp, with colour plates & drawings. Edited and Revised by H. M. Edelsten and D. S. Fletcher. DW is stuck to the covers with clear plastic, internally an owner's name, else unmarked. . Reprint.. Hardcover. Good+/Good+. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Frederick Warne, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. Reprinted. 399 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth with gilt lettering. Black and white and colour photographic and illustrated plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages, pastedowns, free endpapers and plates. More prominent to text block edges. Light cracking to gutters; some looseness to binding but pages remain attached. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has light tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped dust jacket with minor rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Some minor tanning, creasing and scuffing overall.

General edge wear with edge tears plus creases to lower front of clipped DJ plus some scratches to the back panel of the DJ, otherwise very good internally with little sign of use.  No other inscriptions or markings.

Warne, 1943. Hardcover. Good. 1943. Reprinted. 399 pages. No dust jacket. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Colour and black and white illustrations throughout. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. A previous owner's name to front free endpaper. Boards have light shelf wear with minor corner bumping and crushing to spine ends. Some mild marks and staining to surfaces.