Lot 411
Leech (John Henry) Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea, 3 vol., first edition, 1892.
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
Description
Leech (John Henry) Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea, 3 vol., first edition, folding colour map, 5 lithograph plates of landscapes and 43 hand-coloured lithograph plates of butterflies after W. Purkiss, some foxing to plate vol., later red half morocco with elaborate gilt spines, 4to, 1892-94.
⁂ A stunning set of this scarce important work.
Description
Leech (John Henry) Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea, 3 vol., first edition, folding colour map, 5 lithograph plates of landscapes and 43 hand-coloured lithograph plates of butterflies after W. Purkiss, some foxing to plate vol., later red half morocco with elaborate gilt spines, 4to, 1892-94.
⁂ A stunning set of this scarce important work.
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