Frederick James Killington (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: None Issued. Illustrated with 14 plates (some in color) and numerous drawings and charts. Dark blue cloth with blind-stamped decorations and gilt titles. Top edge gilt. Bindings square and tight, Text clean with toning. Previous owners stamp on front-free-end-page. Light wear with a scuff top rear spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Uninscrbed. Cloth clean, bright, no wear. 2 vols. 318 pages and 290 pages. 30 plates.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition of Frederick James Killington's landmark study of British neuroptera. Two volumes complete. Bound in brown cloth with gilt Ray Society initials to front panels and gilt lettering to spine panels. Includes 15 plates of species in both volumes, some in full color. Signatures of noted American entomologist Henry Townes to both front pastedowns. His copies. Vol. I: 289 pp. plus plates. Vol II: 306 pp. plus plates. Two at 9" x 5 3/4". Both volumes tight and otherwise unmarked with light bumping to corners and slight wrinkling to heads and tails of spine panels. A presentable set. Additional shipping charges will apply to international sales. Photographs of or additional information about this item are available on request. All inquiries answered promptly.A presentable set of an important fly fishing resource.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Publisher - The Ray Society, London, 1936-37. 1st ed. Blue cloth with elaborate blind tooling to all faces, gilt crest to front boards and gilt lettering to spines. Top page edges gilt. Spines slightly sunned, light bumping to corners, spine ends crushed. Tanning to endpapers, scattered marking to page fore edges. Both volumes are tightly bound with no markings or inscriptions. 30 plates, 8 in colour.