Talking of Moths.
Allan, P.B.M.
Published by 1st. Ed. Pub. The Montgomery Press. 1943
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pp.xii, 340 with one b/w. photo. 8vo. Hardback. Signature to ffep. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. A little spine lean. Original cloth vg. plus. First published in 1943 in a print run of less 100 copies due to wartime shortages, this is the scarcest of Philip Bertram Murray Allan s entomological books. Among the subjects treated are the reason for the distribution of the Swallowtail, the ideal larvarium, dishonest dealers, and mating behaviours. Seller Inventory # 66667
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Title: Talking of Moths.
Publisher: 1st. Ed. Pub. The Montgomery Press. 1943
Binding: Hardcover
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Talking of moths.
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Faringdon: E W Classey, 1975., 1975
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Octavo,340 pp.,uncoloured plate, publisher's boards. Seller Inventory # 43445
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Talking of Moths
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The Montgomery Press , Newtown, 1943
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, i-xi, 340 pp, brown cloth a little faded on the spine, bumping to the bottom front corner, some very light wear to the extremities but generally a good to very good copy of the scarce first edition. Seller Inventory # 7337
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Condition: Very Good. xii, 340, 1 plain plate. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, a few light marks. Previous owner's pencil note to endpaper. Vg. Reprint of the original 1943 edition. [9780900848834]. Seller Inventory # S54601
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Condition: Very Good. xii, 340, 1 plain plate. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg. Reprint of the original 1943 edition. [9780900848834]. Seller Inventory # S53644
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Talking of Moths.
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E. W. Classey, 1975
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. with 1 b.w. plate. 8vo. orig. cl. no d/w. Bds. and spine slightly marked, else v.g. Seller Inventory # 020265
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Talking of Moths
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The Montgomery Press, Newtown, 1943
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Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Indeed. None (illustrator). First edition. A very smart, scarce, first edition of this study on moths. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with one plate. Collated complete. A detailed study of moths, with chapters on survival factors, mating, a matter of psychology, collecting, and notes for the novice. Written by Philip Bertram Murray Allan, a British lepidopterist and writer whose works were typically published under the initials "O.M.H." or "An Old Moth-Hunter". He is also known for running the publishing house Philip Allan and Company. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot, particularly to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed. book. Seller Inventory # 870T68
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Talking of Moths
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The Montgomery Press, 1943
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Seller: PETER FRY (PBFA), Grange- over -Sands, CUMBR, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Rare First Edition. 1943 The Montgomery Press. Minor spotting on end-paper otherwise a clean tight copy. A little Gem for the serious collector. Seller Inventory # 003437
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Talking of Moths. xii, 340 p
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Seller: Backhuys Biological Books, Kerkwerve, Netherlands
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, 1 plte, cloth 0.0. Seller Inventory # EL15079
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