PENNINGTON'S BUTTERFLIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (Collector's Edition)

[Dickson C.G.C.) & Kroon (Dr. D.M.)]

Description:

Edited by C.G.C. Dickson with the collaboration of Dr. D.M. Kroon.

Collector's Edition: 670 pages, frontispiece portrait, folding map, 198 colour plates, half blue morocco gilt - spine slightly faded, marbled paper sides, a very good copy.

Number 13 of the Collector's Edition limited to 50 copies.

'This is the first definitive work devoted solely to South African butterflies. Illustrated with 198 plates in full colour, this comprehensive record of no less than 780 species is unique in the world of Lepidoptera. 'Most of the butterflies are depicted life-size. There are also superb reproductions of 38 hand-painted life cycles of Hesperiidea by Gowan C. Clark, the renowned natural history artist and Lepidopterist. 'The text includes known distributional records, field observations, times of appearance,
amongst other interesting data. A detailed index provides easy access to all species.' Editor's Note.

Details:

  • Publisher: Ad. Donker
  • Publisher Place: Johannesburg
  • Date of Publication: 1978
  • Edition: Collector's Edition
  • Binding Condition: Very good
  • Overall Condition: Very good
  • Size: 4to (285 x 220 mm)
  • Lot No: 126
  • Hammer Price: $263
  • Bids: 2
  • Visits: 91
  • Estimate: $300/400
  • Reserve: $250

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