BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

274pp. + 76 plates, b/w & colour illustrations.

Royal Blue buckram covered boards with gilt to spine and upper cover, in a pictorial dustjacket.

Board ends are bumped otherwise firm and clean. Dust jacket is somewhat rubbed and edge worn with creasing, but remains bright. First and last few pages have some foxing. A few marks throughout and page-edges yellowed. Pages and plates in bright condition. Overall a fair to good copy .

A splendidly illustrated and informative Part IV of The Butterflies of Southern Africa.

“The final part of the well-known series The Butterflies of Southern Africa has now been published and deals with the subfamily Nympalinae of the Nymphalidae.This group comprises 124 species and subspecies which are illustrated on 76 plates and numerous b/w analytical line drawings, by artist Mr. Gowan . C. Clarke

The text includes descriptions of the species, their habits and habitats, food plants and distribution in Southern Africa. Concluding the part are an extensive bibliography to all former parts and the index to the present one.”
Source: Inside Flap