THE GENERA AND SPECIES OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES.Described and Arranged According to the System Now Adopted in the British Museum

Published by Published by Paul Jerrard, London, 1859

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Seller: A&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books, Buderim, QLD, AustraliaA&F.McIlreavy.Buderim Rare Books

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4to. pp.xii + 66, index with 4p. on the best method of preserving butterflies . 32 full page handcoloured engraved plates.there is a small lower corner missing from plate xxix, Original brown cloth hardcover. rebacked. upper board illustrated in gilt. Very attractive binding with a few small marks and surface rubbing, Generally a very good copy. There is a binders ticket and this is Robert Washington Oates copy with his bookplate which was under another bookplate now removed.Robert Washington Oates (1874-1958) was born in London and educated in Belgium and Germany. He served in the First World War as a private soldier, at the same time amassing a considerable fortune through his financial interest in a firm of industrial chemists. After the war he became an antique dealer, gaining an international reputation in the antiquarian book-trade. Oates was instrumental in securing Gilbert White's home, The Wakes, as a permanent memorial to the naturalist and author. There he established the Oates Memorial Museum and Library, which commemorated two members of his own family, his cousin, Captain Lawrence Oates,a member of the Scott's Antarctic Expedition and his uncle, Frank Oates who was one of the first Europeans to see the Victoria Falls.…

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Title
THE GENERA AND SPECIES OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES.Described and Arranged According to the System Now Adopted in the British Museum
Author
HUMPHREYS, H.Noel
Publisher
Published by Paul Jerrard, London
Publication year
1859
Binding
Hardcover
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ANTIQUARIAN, NATURAL HISTORY

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We operate a shop open to the public in Buderim Shop Hours 9.30 -2.00 Tuesday - Friday 9.30 - 2 Saturday We sell good quality antiquarian & secondhand books. If you visit us and want to purchase something from the catalogue please call in advance in case the book is still housed at home, so we can have it ready for you. Buderim is a village in sub tropical Queensland on the Sunshine Coast about 1 hour north from Brisbane. There is easy parking to the rear of the building and lots of cafes for coffee,breakfast and lunch. We have been booksellers for over 40 years in Melbourne and St Andrews in Scotland,we returned to Australia in January 2000. Our website is www.afmcilreavy.com…

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