A Natural History of British Moths. Vol. I-IV

Description:

First edition. Complete in four volumes. Original and best issue; some later editions had inferior colouring. Text to Vol. IV begins on p. 5, and page is incorrectly headed 'Natural History of British Moths Vol. III'.

Nissen ZBI, 2893.

Condition

4 vols, 8vo, cont. half calf, rubbed/scuffed, some wear, particularly to the spine of Vol. IV, which is fragile to the bottom 5cm, with some loss of leather; leather title pieces to spines. Endpapers foxed/spotted. Foxing to some text and plates, with some sections more heavily affected, particularly at beginning an end, and to Vol. I. Paper browned. Occasional annotations to text.