The Larvae of the British Butterflies and Moths.

Buckler, William, Stainton, H.T. (Ed.) & Porritt, G.T. (Ed.)

Published by 1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 1886-1901

About this Item

Nine volume set with 105 hand-coloured and 59 colour chromolithograph plates as published. 8vo. Hardbacks. TEG. Inscription dated 1892 to two title pages and one bookplate. Neat repair to one page of text. Occasional, minor spotting, o/w. contents fine. Original publisher s decorated cloth. Spine of vol. I professionally relaid, light rubbing to spine ends of vols. II to IV, o/w. all in thor. vg. to fine condition. The definitive work on the larvae of British Lepidoptera. The work was published posthumously, with vols I-V edited by H.T. Stainton and following his death, vols VI-IX were edited by G.T. Porritt.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Larvae of the British Butterflies and Moths.
• Publisher: 1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 1886-1901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fine illustrated and antiquarian Entomology