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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Stainton (H.T.) / Rye (E.C.) / Wood (Rev. J.G.)

Lot of 3; BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS / BRITISH BEETLES / COMMON BRITISH INSECTS

Published: various, London, 1867 / 1866 / 1883

Edition: First editions

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1) BRITISH BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS; Published by L. Reeve and Co c. 1867, London, first edition.  xii, 292 pages, also with a 16 page publishers catalogue at rear.  Cloth hardcover, blindstamped rules front and rear, gilt butterfly decoration on front, gilt rules and titles on spine, octavo, 19.5 x 13 cms. Illustrated with 16 beautifully executed hand-coloured plates (including frontispiece), also with some small black and white illustrations throughout the text (but these are infrequent). 

Previous owner's name penned to pre-title page, sunning to spine, wear to head and tail of spine, repaired spine hinges, some light random foxing, plates clean with vibrant hand-coloured illustrations.

2) BRITISH BEETLES; Lovell Reeve, London, 1866, first edition. xv, 280 pages, also with a 16 page publishers catalogue at rear.  Cloth hardcover, blindstamped rules front and rear, gilt beetle decoration on front, octavo, 19.5 x 13 cms. Illustrated with 20 beautifully executed hand-coloured plates, also with some small black and white illustrations throughout the text (but these are infrequent). 

Previous owner's name penned to front free EP, rubber stamp to front fixed EP. Some wear to edges and corners. Replaced spine, paper-tape reinforcement to EP hinged, some light random foxing throughout, slight age toning to plates but hand-coloured illustrations are still vibrant.

3)  COMMON BRITISH INSECTS; Longman, Green & Co., London, 1883, first edition. viii, 284, frontis, 130 text figs. Illustrated cloth hardcover. Gilt edged text-block. 186mm x 132mm x 22mm.

Previous owner's name penned to pre-title page. Light wear to head/foot of spine; light random foxing. 

  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Sold By: Booktown Africana
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  • Country: South Africa
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