British Moths and their Transformations, 2 volumes

Pp. xiv, 258; xix, 268, 124 fine hand-colored lithographed plates. Publisher’s original wine red pebble cloth, spine gilt-lettered and with elaborate gilt floral decorations, front covers with gilt-pictorial image of moths, 4to. The fine hand-colored plates display the moths next to the plants and flowers they inhabit. Publisher William Smith Publisher Place London Date Published 1857 Date Published Estimated No Edition Number of Volumes 2 Reprint No Condition Very Good Condition Description Slight edge wear to cloth, some uniform age-toning to the text leaves with a touch of scattered foxing, the fine hand-colored plates are bright and clean with no browning or foxing; an attractive copy in very good condition. ISBN Limited Edition