Title
A natural history of British moths : accurately delineating every known species, with the English as well as scientific names, accompanied by full descriptions, date of appearance, lists of the localities they haunt, their food in the caterpillar state, and other features of their habits and modes of existence, etc., etc
Title Variants
Alternative:
British moths
By
Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
London, George Bell and Sons, 1872
Notes
Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-8 at end of each volume dated October, 1877: "George Bell & Sons' : List of works on botany & natural history.".
Plates are hand-coloured lithographs.
Vol. I-II each contain 30 plates; Vol. III-IV each contain 36 plates.
Most plates without imprint and unsigned. Some plates in Vol. I with imprint: "From Nature on Zinc by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Imp." or "From nature on stone by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Imp.". One plate in Vol. I with imprint: "From Nature on Stone by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith." and another with imprint: "From Nature on Stone by J. Erxleben" and "Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen.".
Includes "Index to Genera and Species.": Vol. IV, p. [305]-321.
McLean, Ruari and Antonia. Benjamin Fawcett : engraver and colour printer, | p. 118-119, Appendix I.
Subjects
Great Britain
,
Moths
,
Pictorial works
Call Number
QL 555 G7 N38 1872 AEU
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/t.173049
OCLC:
230700570
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