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Auction #135 begins on 12 Nov 2026

Pinhey (Elliot C.G.)

HAWK MOTHS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA

Published: Longmans Southern Africa (Pty) Limited, Cape Town, 1962

Edition: First

Reserve: $50

Approximately:

Estimate: $65

Bidding opens: 12 Nov 16:30 GMT

Bidding closes: 19 Nov 16:30 GMT

Ships from: South Africa

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ix, 139 pages. Large octavo. Publisher's light green cloth boards featuring bold, crisp gilt lettering to the spine, complete with the original illustrated dust jacket. Illustrated with 10 full-page plates featuring colour reproductions of hundreds of individual species, monochrome photographic plates and intricate anatomical line drawings throughout the text block. The original dust jacket is unclipped but shows wear with small closed tears to the top right corner and spine extremities.

Binding strong, internally clean and bright. A good copy

The definitive, benchmark entomological reference manual mapping out the taxonomic classifications, life cycles, and geographical distribution of the Sphingidae family across the subcontinent. Published under the auspices of the Trustees of the National Museums of Southern Rhodesia as Number 2 in the Thomas Meikle Series.

  • Jacket Condition: Fair to good
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 260 mm x 190 mm


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