The Genera of British Moths.

£950 · Offered by Shapero Rare Books

One of the most attractive natural history books of the period, the moths and caterpillars set against attractive backgrounds. Henry Noel Humphreys (1810 1879) was a British illustrator, naturalist, entomologist, and numismatist. 2 vols, 4to (28 x 19 cm); 62 lithograph plates printed in colours and finished by hand, some browning and spotting to a few pages, mainly text, plates very clean; recased in contemporary burgundy cloth, gilt decorated and lettered, new endpapers; a very good copy. Nissen, ZBI 2054.

• Binding: Hardcover

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