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A History of British Butterflies
by F. O. Morris
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
A$515.29A$463.76
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About This Item
London: Bell and Daldy, 1870. Cloth. Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. The third edition of the immensely popular study on the butterflies native to Britain by F. O. Morris, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. The third edition of this popular work.Illustrated with seventy-two hand-coloured plates, and two monochrome plates.Collated, complete. Francis Orpen Morris' beautiful study on the butterflies of Great Britain, a wonderful technical exploration of the many different species and breeds, looking into their nature and lives.Morris was a parson-naturalist and pioneer for the movement to protect birds. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little worn, with a small amount of loss and lifting to the head of the spine. Spine is faded, with a little fading to the front joint, and fading to the rear board. Minor bumping to the tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spine. Small bump to the fore edge of the front board. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Page 57/58 and the plate facing page 57 detached but present. Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 885P35
- Title
- A History of British Butterflies
- Author
- F. O. Morris
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bell and Daldy
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1870
- Size
- 10.5" by 7.5"
- Keywords
- A History of British Butterflies butterflies natural history f. o. morris butterflies
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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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