Lot 11
Humphreys (Henry Noel) and John Obadiah Westwood. British Moths and Their Transformations, 2 vol., 1857; British Butterflies and Their Transformations, 1857 (3)
Hammer Price: £480
Description
Humphreys (Henry Noel) and John Obadiah Westwood. British Moths and Their Transformations, 2 vol., 123 hand-coloured plates, many heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, hinges cracked in one or two places but contents holding firm, 1857; British Butterflies and Their Transformations, 42 hand-coloured plates, cloth a little darkened and spotted, 1857, new edition, occasional finger-soiling but remarkably clean internally, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines faded, extremities bumped and frayed, 8vo (3)
Description
Humphreys (Henry Noel) and John Obadiah Westwood. British Moths and Their Transformations, 2 vol., 123 hand-coloured plates, many heightened with gum arabic, tissue guards, hinges cracked in one or two places but contents holding firm, 1857; British Butterflies and Their Transformations, 42 hand-coloured plates, cloth a little darkened and spotted, 1857, new edition, occasional finger-soiling but remarkably clean internally, original pictorial cloth, gilt, spines faded, extremities bumped and frayed, 8vo (3)
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