Butterflies of South Africa. Where, When and How they Fly. by Swanepoel, D A

(Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1953). 4to; original grey cloth, lettered in red on spine and upper cover; no dustwrapper; pp. (ii) + 320 + (xxxiv); seventeen full-colour plates, each with explanations to the verso; some monochrome photographic plates showing localities; diagrams. Cloth slightly mottled; trace of label residue to tail of spine; date of acquisition penned to front free endpaper, with ink stamp; some ink stamps also elsewhere; some tape marks and foxing to endpapers; edges lightly foxed. Good condition. "This work, which is the first of its kind in South Africa and is, indeed, a book long overdue, is the result of over twenty years of collecting and careful study. The author must have covered tens of thousands of miles during that period on foot, on horseback, by ox-wagon, bicycle, motor-cycle, motor-car and even on occasion by aeroplane, in a sustained effort to trace the various species and to determine as far as possible their habitat and habits. For the first time practically… Read More

Maskew Miller, Cape Town 1953. Large Hardback. With 17 coloured plates. Good Condition

Cape Town: Maskew Miller Limited [1953]. (4to) 320pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. Signed by the author. Green leather with gilt titles. Illustrations, 17 color plates index, errata. There is light offsetting on the endpapers. Locale: South Africa. (Natural History, Butterflies).