Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick

Published by Trustees of the British Museum 1955-1970, London, 1955

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The scarce and complete eight volume set of Meyrick's descriptions of small moth species, with thousands of illustrations included. The complete eight volume set of Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick, compiled and edited by Canadian-American entomologist John Frederick Gates Clarke for the Trustees of the British Museum. Scarce as a complete set, published between 1955-1970. In the publisher's original blue cloth. An expert on Microlepidoptera, otherwise known as moths with a wingspan of under 20mm, Meyrick spent a lifetime studying and describing different species for which Clarke has compiled in this extensive eight volume catalogue. Illustrations from photographs are provided for each species mentioned. - Volume I: Details on Clasisfication, Labels and Arrangement. A frontispiece, and all three other plates. Collated complete (1955).- Volume II: Including Stenomidae, Xlyoryctidae and Copromorphidae. Contains all 263 plates. Collated complete (1955).- Volume III: Including Tortricidae, Olethreutidae, Noctuidae. Contains all 298 plates. Collated complete (1958).- Volume IV: Including Phalonidae, Carposinidae and Momphidae amongst others. Contains all 252 plates. Collated complete (1963).- Volume V: Including Timyridae, Walshiidae and Scythridae amongst others. Contains all 283 plates. Collated complete (1965).- Volume VI: Including Glyphipterigidae and Gelechiidae (A-C). Contains all 263 plates. Collated complete (1969).- Volume VII: Including Gelechiidae (D-Z). Contains all 265 plates. Collated complete (1969).- Volume VIII: Including Tineidae, Adelidae, Incurvariidae amongst others, and the index to all volumes. Contains all sixty plates. Collated complete (1970). In the publisher's original blue cloth. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd small fading patch and handling mark to boards, mostly to the extremities. Fading to the spines, with fading spots to I, V, II, heavier to IV and III. Bumping to the heads and tails of the spines, and to the extremities. Faint spots to end papers, minimal to II. Previous bookseller's stickers to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Contemporary price stickers to title leaves. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good. …

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Title
Catalogue of the Type Specimens of Microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick
Author
J.F. Gates Clarke, [Edward Meyrick]
Publisher
Trustees of the British Museum 1955-1970, London
Publication year
1955
Condition
Very Good
Book Type
book
Binding
Cloth
Illustrator
Various
Edition
First edition.
Item weight
15 kilograms
Dimensions
10" by 7.5"

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