A richly illustrated Victorian volume on Common British Butterflies circa 1870-1880, written by noted naturalist W. S. Coleman and beautifully printed in color by chromolithographer Edmund Evans. Published by George Routledge & Sons, London & New York. Coleman’s work offers a comprehensive account of every native species of British butterfly, including their development, structure, habits, habitats, and methods of capture and preservation.
Red cloth with gilt butterfly & floral decorations and all gilded fore edges. Binding is sound but there is wear to spine edges with mild foxing and age darkening throughout. Still a very fair to good copy!! The illustrations are bright and clean.
Measures 6.5 x 4.5
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