1870 History of British Butterflies F. O. Morris 3rd Ed Colour Plates

Description: Click here to see our other books! A History of British Butterflies F. O. Morris 1870 Bell and Daldy : London 10.5" by 7.5" viii, 159, [1], 24pp SUMMARY The third edition of the immensely popular study on the butterflies native to Britain by F. O. Morris, beautifully illustrated in colour throughout. Colour Plates,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION The third edition of this popular work.Illustrated with seventy-two hand-coloured plates, and two monochrome plates.Collated, complete. Francis Orpen Morris' beautiful study on the butterflies of Great Britain, a wonderful technical exploration of the many different species and breeds, looking into their nature and lives.Morris was a parson-naturalist and pioneer for the movement to protect birds. CONDITION In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little worn, with a small amount of loss and lifting to the head of the spine. Spine is faded, with a little fading to the front joint, and fading to the rear board. Minor bumping to the tail of the spine and to the extremities. Light marks to the boards and spine. Small bump to the fore edge of the front board. Front hinge is starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with some scattered spots. Page 57/58 and the plate facing page 57 detached but present. Overall Condition: 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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