A History Of British Butterflies

1864 History of Butterflies Butterfly ART Naturalist Entomology 69 PLATES "A History of British Butterflies" by notable 19th-century parson-naturalist, Rev. Francis Orpen Morris is a pictorial scientific treatise that explores the fascinating world of entomology, specifically focusing on British butterflies. This book provides an exhaustive classification of butterflies and includes a detailed analysis of their anatomy and organization. Moreover, the… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd, 1908. Book measures 26x19.cm. viii, 234,[1]pp, 79 coloured plates, 1 double page plate. Bound in original publishers green cloth, with gilt images and lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, some abrasion wear on edges. Binding in good clean condition. Internally, both endpaper joints split, but text block holding firm, tick in ink on description page of… Read more about this item

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1904. Hardback (No Dust Wrapper.). Very Good. Gently bruised at the head, tail and corners of the binding. Slightly loose. A little age-toning to the edges of the text block. Pages gently tanned with scattered spotting throughout, but more so to the first few leaves including the frontispiece, with the rear hinge weakening. .… Read more about this item

London: John C. Nimmo, 1895. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 10.5" by 7". Not Stated. A charming copy of A History of British Butterflies with beautiful hand coloured illustrations. A lovely bright copy of the eighth edition of A History of British Butterflies, newly revised, corrected and enlarged, written by Rev. F. O. Morris. Morris has written extensively… Read more about this item

London: John C. Nimmo, 1895. Eighth Edition. Cloth. Near fine. Eighth edition of A History of British Butterflies by the Reverend Francis Orpen Morris.. Quarto, viii, [1]-234pp, [1]. Teal cloth, title in gilt on black morocco label affixed to spine. Stated eighth edition on title page. Slight bow to covers, faint sunning to spine, wear to covers. Untrimmed… Read more about this item

LONDON. GEORGE BELL & SONS. 1870. REBOUND WITH ORIGINAL BOARDS. ORIGINAL SPINE OVERLAID. SOME SPOTTING ON PAGES. 72 COLOUR PLATES. 5TH EDITION. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF SPINE.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1870. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 5th or later Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Royal blue cloth, spine panel lettered and elaborately decorated in gilt, front cover illus. in gilt, covers with blind-stamped decoration. 5th edition: 1870. A solid copy with minor rubbing to corners and along joints, mildly rubbed extrems with… Read more about this item

London: George Bell & Sons, 1876. viii, 159pp, plus 24pp; 72 coloured plates, 2 un-coloured plates; light pencil notes to margins; newspaper cutting pasted to fep. dated 25th January, 1890, label inside front cover and remains of another label; blue decorative front board, decorated spine darkened and with bit missing from top edge, edgeworn, hinge cracked,… Read more about this item