Lot 311
Butterflies.- Verity (Roger) Rhopalocera Palaearctica, 2 vol., Florence, 1905-11.
Hammer Price: £550
Description
Butterflies.- Verity (Roger) Rhopalocera Palaearctica, 2 vol., 86 plates of which 41 printed in colour, and 2 maps of which 1 coloured, half-title and final f. browned, original printed wrappers bound in, contemporary cloth-backed boards, black morocco labels to spines, spines faded, a little rubbed, edges uncut, 4to, Florence, 1905-11.
⁂ "Ouvrage illustré très important édité à Florence de 1905 à 1911; c'est un magnifique travail remarquablement illustré. Il est indispensable de la consulter pour toutes les études relatives aux Papilionidae et Pieridae palaearctiques." (Oberthür, Etudes Lépidopterologiques comp. vol. xi).
Description
Butterflies.- Verity (Roger) Rhopalocera Palaearctica, 2 vol., 86 plates of which 41 printed in colour, and 2 maps of which 1 coloured, half-title and final f. browned, original printed wrappers bound in, contemporary cloth-backed boards, black morocco labels to spines, spines faded, a little rubbed, edges uncut, 4to, Florence, 1905-11.
⁂ "Ouvrage illustré très important édité à Florence de 1905 à 1911; c'est un magnifique travail remarquablement illustré. Il est indispensable de la consulter pour toutes les études relatives aux Papilionidae et Pieridae palaearctiques." (Oberthür, Etudes Lépidopterologiques comp. vol. xi).
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