1891 4 vol. A Natural History of British Moths by Rev F O Morris Colour Plates

Description: Click here to see our other books! A Natural History of British Moths: Accurately Delineating Every Known Species, with the English as well as Scientific Names, Accompanied by Full Descriptions, Date of Appearance, List of Localities They Haunt, Their Food in the Caterpillar State, And Other Features of Their Habits and Modes of Existence, Etc., Etc. Rev. F. O. Morris 1891 John C. Nimmo : London 10" by 6.5" xvi, 253; iv, 180; iv, 223; iv, 321pp. SUMMARY A scarce set of works on the identification and habits of British moths. Illustrated with numerous hand-painted plates. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding,Scarce Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 4 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 4.49 US Postage: £ 39.99 EU Postage: £ 26.99 European Postage: £ 36.99 Asia Postage: £ 65.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 99.99 DESCRIPTION The scarce third edition. Held institutionally in only one UK library. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in the publisher's original, full cloth binding with pictorial gilt detail. With one hundred and thirty-two plates containing nearly two thousand specimens, all coloured by hand. Collated complete. An interesting and informative work on the natural history of British moths. With helpful information regarding their identification, habitats, their food, habits and more. Francis Orpen Morris was an Anglo-Irish clergyman and naturalist who published numerous works on natural history and heritage buildings. He was a leading figure in the movement to protect birds from the plume trade, a movement which ultimately resulted in the formation of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. With a publisher's advertising pamphlet tipped in to the front free endpaper of volume one. Each volume has a neat ink signature from the previous owner, to the front free endpaper. The half title pages are present. CONDITION In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the extremities. Marks to the boards. Slight darkening to spines. Spotting to the reverse of the free endpapers. Internally, binding slightly strained but still firm. Pages age-toned to the edges but otherwise bright and clean with the odd spot and handling mark throughout. Spotting heavier to the front and rear blanks and to the half title page. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front blank of each volume. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques

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