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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Dickson, C G C (editor), with the collaboration of Dr D M Kroon

PENNINGTON'S BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA

200 colour plates, 780 species illustrated, life-cycles of 38 Hesperiids in colour, every southern African butterfly described, comprehensive foodplant list, bibliography and index

Published: Ad Donker for Ken Pennington's ButterfliesTrust, Johannesburg and London, 1978

Edition: First

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  • Three years in the making, this large and heavy book (quarto, 2.7 kg) is an edited version of Ken Pennington's manuscripts and images of his sixty years of Southern African butterfly fieldwork and research

Unclipped colour-illustrated dustjacket, gilt-lettered blue paper-boards, blue plain endpapers, 670 pp of prelims and text illustrated with 200 colour plates and a six-fold distribution map at the back.

Dustjacket undamaged, binding tight with boards and spine unrubbed, contents complete, unmarked and undiscoloured. 

Making this a fine copy of the standard edition.

  • Size: 4to, less than 3 kg
  • Sold By: Fontein Books
  • Contact Person: Richard Proctor-Sims
  • Country: South Africa
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: 051 773 0050/048 079 546 4032
  • Preferred Payment Methods: Eft (South Africa), SWIFT (rest of world), or $ checks for US or Australian buyers
  • Trade Associations: AA Approved


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