Pennington Ken (9 results)

Condition: New. Pennington, Ken (illustrator).

4to; original blue boards, with gilt-on-navy title to spine; laminated pictorial dustwrapper; pp. 670; frontis. portrait; 198 full-colour plates, with descriptions to facing verso in each case; large, folding map. Dustwrapper a little rubbed and edgeworn, with some foxing to reverse side; light bump to corners of lower board; earlier owner's name signed on front free endpaper; trace of foxing to edges and outermost leaves. Very good condition. "This is the first definitive work devoted to Southern African butterflies. Illustrated with 198 plates in full colour, this comprehensive record of no less than 780 species is unique in the world of Lepidoptera. Most of the butterflies are depicted life-size. There are also superb reproductions of 38 hand-painted life cycles of Hesperiidae by Gowan C. Clark, the renowned natural history artist and Lepidopterist. The text includes known distributional records, field observations, times of appearance, amongst other interesting data. A detailed index provides easy access to all species. An accurate botanical list of known foodplants utilized by larvae of these butterflies broadens the scope of this volume. Family, genus, species and author of every plant are tabulated against each insect. Scientific abbreviations of titles of journals and other publications cited are listed separately with expanded titles appended. A large fold-out map and select bibliography complete the contents. PENNINGTON'S BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA is a valuable and essential reference work in the field of natural history of Southern Africa.".…

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Revised and Updated Edition/ Sec. The book is protected in a slipcase, it is edge rubbed with light scuffing along the edges. The jacket and boards are tidy overall with little edge wear. The binding is secure. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Presents well in cellophane. Tall and heavy book, extra postage may be required. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Condition: Fine. pp.800 with 210 col. plates & b/w. text figs. 4to. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw., in nr. fine pictorial slipcase. This is the second edition devoted entirely to Southern African butterflies. It is thoroughly revised and updated with detailed information on all known species and subspecies.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 2nd edition. Revised and updated edition. 800 pages. The book is protected in a slipcase that is a little shelf rubbed. The jacket shows minimal signs of previous ownership and protected in cellophane. The boards show little wear. Internally, the pages are clean and complete. Tightly bound. r*12/05/2023. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Heavy, extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. 2nd edition. 800 Pages. The boards are bit shelf rubbed and edge worn. They are strong and sturdy. Internally, clean and complete. Tightly bound. [Ak]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

In-4° piccolo, pp. 670, legatura editoriale t. tela azzurra con sovraccoperta illustrata a colori. 198 tavv. a colori f.t. (le farfalle sono per la maggior parte riprodotte a grandezza naturale), una mappa del Sud Africa in b.n. ripiegata f.t. Un ritratto fotografico del Pennington all'antiporta. Una tabella ripiegata f.t. con elenco dei sottoscrittori. Perfetto stato. Prima edizione. Referenziale monografia sulle farfalle sudafricane, elencante oltre 780 specie. This is the first definitive work devoted solely to Southern African butterflies. A valuable and essential reference work in the field of natural history of Southern Africa (dal risvolto di sovraccoperta). Con bibliografia e indici. Bridges, B4414. …

[Johannesburg], Ad. Donker Publisher, [1978]. 670 pp. 198 col. plts & 1 fold. b./w. map. Orig. hardcover (blue paper covered boards, gilt lettered on spine), d./j. 4to. - Dustjacket with light shelfwear.Unnumbered copy in the standard binding.