Les papillons de France. Histoire naturelle: moeurs, chasse, preparation, collections

Features

Author:  s.a.

Publisher:  J. Rothschild editeur

Place of printing:  Paris

Year of publication:  1880

Necklace:  Young naturalist's guide

Product Condition:
Copy in good condition. Richly decorated editorial binding, with titles on the spine and front cover: dust spots and minimal abrasions on the covers, abrasions on the edges and curved corners, creased caps. Red edges with traces of dust. Generally well preserved leaves with wide margins and scattered foxing; ownership signature on the first flyleaf; small pencil marks from page 247 to 251. Pencil annotations on plates 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 reporting the names of some butterflies. Text in French. Texte en Français.

Pages:  VII,(1),267,(1)

Format:  In eighth

Dimensions (cm):
Height:  22
Width:  15

Description

Splendid work dedicated to butterfly collectors: after the chapters dedicated to the description of the developmental stages of butterflies and to the advice for their capture and conservation, butterflies are described scientifically with a text illustrated by 110 nt engravings and represented in all their splendor in 19 at the end of the volume. The illustrated editorial binding is also very elegant.

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