Index Entomologicus: or, a Complete Illustrated Catalogue … of the Lepidopterous Insects of Great Britain

Description:

First edition. Originally published in parts 1833-1838. Scarce. The hand-coloured plates include 1950 figures of butterflies and moths.

Horn-Schenkling 24425; Nissen ZBI 4458.

Condition

8vo, cont. full calf, rebacked retaining original backstrip, boards with decorative gilt border, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to compartments, edges of boards and inner dentelles, marbled edges and endpapers. Lightly rubbed to extremities. A few plates lighltly foxed, occasional light marginal soiling. A few neat pencil annotations. An attractive copy. Very good. Armorial bookplates of Henry T.M. Kirby, M.A. The Rev. Henry Thomas Murdoch Kirby M.A. (1818-1897) was vicar of Mayfield, East Sussex, from 1845.