MORRIS, F.O. A Natural History of British Moths. London: Bell and Daldy. 1872.
8vo. 4 vols. Original green cloth with gilt vignette of moth to upper boards, gilt lettering to spines; pp. xvi + 253, iv + 180, iv + 223, iv + 5-321 (as issued), 132 hand-coloured plates showing nearly 2000 moths; short split to top of front hinge of vol IV, occasional spottting, generally very fresh and clean, very good.
Later edition. The illustrations are extremely delicate, with beautiful hand-colouring. This was for many years the standard work of British moths.
Nissen 2893.
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