The Butterflies of Great Britain with Their Transformations, Delineated and Described by WESTWOOD, J.O - 1887

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1887. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7". J. O. Westwood . A detailed guide to the butterflies of Great Britain with full colour plates. A new edition. In the publisher's original cloth binding. With 19 colour plates, 2 monochrome ones and an engraved title page. Collated complete. A detailed guide to British butterfly species and their characteristics. Written by John Obadiah Westwood, the renowned English entomologist and archeologist. He is also known for his artistic talents and has published several illustrated works on insect and antiquities. With ink inscriptions and a bookplate from previous owners to the front free endpaper and paste-down. In the publisher's original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with some shelf wear to the edges and spine. A few marks to the boards. Hinges are slightly strained but firm. Spotting to the front free endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the rear of the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound.… Read More

London: George Routledge and Sons, [c. 1870s]. xl, 140, 2 plain, 19 hand-col lithographic plates, additional hand-col title-page. . HB. Small 4to, orig. brown cloth boards, minor bumps to corner, light wear to extremities; front board stamped in black and gilt; attractively rebacked in recent morocco, raised bands, gilt title and butterfly motifs to compartments; new endpapers. Browning to some plates, occasional light foxing. Vg.. Undated re-issue (first published in this form 1854). Printing and colouring in this copy is quite good. This work is an abridged version of the authors 'British Butterflies and their Transformations' (1841), reissued '...at a price which would place it within the reach of every student,...', reduced in size, but '...without, however, omitting any important or necessary information.' (Preface).Freeman, 3950..

Entomology Butterflies and moths . 1st. Ed. Pub. George Routledge & Sons. 1887. pp.xl, 140 with colour frontis plus 21 plates of which 19 are hand-coloured as published. Small 4to. Hardback. Small address label, very minor spotting to blank end-papers o/w. contents fine. Original brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine in thor. vg. to nr. fine condition. Scarce. A very pleasing copy.

London: Thomas Sanderson, 1857. xl, 140, additional hand-col title, 19 hand-col + 2 plain plates. . HB. 8vo, orig. red cloth, bevelled boards with blind-stamped decorative border, central gilt design to front board, gilt title and ornate decoration to spine, aeg. Some wear to head/foot of spine and corners; small ink stain to top of spine. One gathering slightly sprung; some foxing to plates, mostly light, but heavier to Plate I (frontis). Early ownership inscription to endpaper. Very good.. Early reissue (first published 1855). Scarce. Attractive hand-coloured lithographic plates by the author, showing all the British butterflies, including life stages and foodplants for most of them. The printing and quality of colouring is much finer than in later issues of this work. This work is an abridged version of the authors 'British Butterflies and their Transformations' (1841), reissued '...at a price which would place it within the reach of every student,...', reduced in size, but… Read More

London 1887. George Routledge. Color Illus. title frontis plus 19 color plates, 2 B&W; tissue protected, 140pp. including alphabetical index, small 4to. Original brown cloth. POS, Light wear, else NEAR FINE. OFFICE GLASS. .