THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES: First Series and Second Series ( 2 books ) Wayside and Woodland
by South, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
"With accurately Coloured Figures of every Species and many Varieties, also Drawings of Eggs, Caterpillars, Chrysalids and Food plants." Lovely Colour Plates illustrated with several Moths.
First Series, 360 p.pages. Second Series 399 p.pages.
Green cloth cover with bright Gilt Moth & title on fronts and bright gilt lettering on spines. All p[age edges speckled green. 7" tall, 460g.
Previous owner's bookplate with Armorial Bearing on endpaper. No inscriptions except note on Great Peacock Moth on last pages and a list on rear free endpaper.
the 2 books weigh 1.2 kilos so shipping outside UK will be extra.
First Series, 360 p.pages. Second Series 399 p.pages.
Green cloth cover with bright Gilt Moth & title on fronts and bright gilt lettering on spines. All p[age edges speckled green. 7" tall, 460g.
Previous owner's bookplate with Armorial Bearing on endpaper. No inscriptions except note on Great Peacock Moth on last pages and a list on rear free endpaper.
the 2 books weigh 1.2 kilos so shipping outside UK will be extra.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19261
- Title
- THE MOTHS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
- Author
- South, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1948
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Nature/insectsMoths/illustrated Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Nature;
- Size
- 12mo
Terms of Sale
Cornish Books
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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