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Lisney, A.A.. A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera, 1608-1799. Chiswick Press, London, 1960.
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Condition: Fine
Description: xviii, 315, 40 illus. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Fine. Only 500 copies printed.
Seller: PEMBERLEY NATURAL HISTORY BOOKS BA, ABA, Iver, United Kingdom
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Description: Hardback. [i - iv], v - xviii, 1 - 315pp. Green cloth binding with gilt to upper board and spine. No jacket. A very useful bibliographical reference work. Book in very good condition. Slight fade to spine and very slight toning to endpapers. A little spotting to text block edges - mostly to top edge. Internally very clean and free of marks/spotting.
Seller: Ariadne Books, PBFA, Eynsham, Witney, OXON, United Kingdom
Lisney, A.A.. A bibliography of British lepidoptera. The Chiswick Press, 1960.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Scarcely used. Weight: 1.0 Language: English
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
Lisney, A.A.. A bibliography of British lepidoptera 1608-1799. The Chiswick Press, 1960.
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Description: Little used. In a cardboard box. Weight: 1.0 Language: English
Seller: Acanthophyllum Books, Holywell, FLINT, United Kingdom
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Description: London, Chiswick Press, 1960. XVIII, 315 S. MIt 40 s/w Abb. (Portr. u. Faksimiles) auf Tafeln. Gr.-8vo (25 cm). OLn. Bibilographie zu 419 Werken von 40 britischen Naturforschern des 17. und 18. Jahrhunderts. Jeder Autor wird mit einer kurzen Biographie und einem allgemeinen biobiographischen Kommentar zu seinen Publikationen vorgestellt, gefolgt von einer ausführlichen Beschreibung aller greifbaren Ausgaben seiner Werke mit Bezug zur britischen Lepidopterologie.- Schnitt sowie erste u. letzte Bl. minimal stockfleckig. Gutes Exemplar
Seller: Antiquariat Reinhold Pabel, Hamburg, Germany
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: Edward Topselll 1572-1625) starts the book - an early and vague attempt at categorising other living creatures brought together under the title of An History of Serpents. And so it starts, a gradual opening up of interest, so very slowly, till we reach Moses Harris and Arthur Aikin (1773 - 1854) by which time a clear distinction had been made, luckily, between birds, fish and mammals to butterflies and moths. The earlier attempts seem to have been directed to children, perhaps because of their relevant size.Handsome pictures of many of these gentlemen and occasionally ladies are provided. I found it all immensely interesting! There follows a
Seller: Black Box Books, ASHFORD, United Kingdom
LISNEY, Arthur A.. A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608 - 1799.. London Chiswick Press, 1960.
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Description: in-8, XVIII, 315 pp, mehrere Abb., OLn.
Seller: Antiquariat V. A. Heck, Wien, Austria
LISNEY, Arthur A.. A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799. The Chiswick Press, 1960.
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Condition: Fine
Description: LISNEY, Arthur A. A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799 London, The Chiswick Press, 1960. 8vo. xviii, 315 pp., with 40 illustrations, including frontispiece plate. Green buckram gilt. A fine copy.
Seller: Symonds Rare Books Ltd, London, United Kingdom
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Description: Limited edition of 500 copies. Cloth, gilt cover device, 8vo, 25 cm, xviii, 315 pp, 40 ills. 419 entries. Contains a wealth of information, with a short biographical introduction for each author and very detailed descriptions of the works. Some 43 authors are included, among them John Ray, Robert Hooke, Martin Lister, Carl Linnaeus and George Crabbe, A little sunned around spine, edges slightly spotted, otherwise Very Good.
Seller: Wykeham Books, LONDON, United Kingdom
LISNEY ARTHUR A.. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA 1608-1799. LONDON CHISWICK PRESS, 1960.
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Description: 1ST EDITION. A FINE COPY IN GREEN BOARDS. BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
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Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: pp. 315, illust. Notes: Bibliography: p.297-300.Subjects: Bibliography/Catalogues.Bibliographies and library catalogues. Great Britain, British Isles, England.17th Century. 18th Century History LISNEY, Arthur Adrian. Bibliographies and library catalogues. Lepidoptera Great Britain Bibliography. Genre:Bibliographies. 3 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
LISNEY, A.A.,. A bibliography of British lepidoptera 1608-1799.. London Chiswick Press, 1960.
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Description: Gr.-8vo. 18, 315 S., 40 Tafeln. OLwd. Sprache: Englisch
Seller: Zentralantiquariat Leipzig GmbH, Leipzig, Germany
Arthur A. Lisney. A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera 1608-1799. The Chiswick Press, London, 1960.
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Condition: Fine
Description: An interesting and illustrated limited edition copy of A Bibliography of British Lepidoptera between the years 1608-1799. This is an intriguing bibliography of British Lepidoptera, or insects from the years 1608-1799. This edition was privately printed in 1960. This bibliography also includes biographical details of the authors considered.With forty plate illustrations.Collated, complete. In green cloth binding. Externally, very smart. The spine is a little faded and has a few marks but remains very smart. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
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Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: pp. 315, illust. Notes: Bibliography: p.297-300.Subjects: Bibliography/Catalogues.Bibliographies and library catalogues. Great Britain, British Isles, England.17th Century. 18th Century History LISNEY, Arthur Adrian. Bibliographies and library catalogues. Lepidoptera Great Britain Bibliography. Genre:Bibliographies. 3 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Lisney, Arthur A.. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BRITISH LEPIDOPTERA, 1608-1799.|A. Chiswick Press, London, 1960.
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Description: large 8vo. cloth. (iv), xviii, 315 pages. With a list of illustrations, an introduction, a list of references, index of collated copies, an alphabetical index of booksellers, printers, and publishers, as well as a general index. Contains 40 black-and-white plates. With 419 entries. With a bibliographical excerpt from Bernard Quaritch's Catalogue 1052 laid-in. Minor wear, top of front cover and spine slightly faded. With the bookplate and pencil signature of Gavin Bridson.
Seller: Oak Knoll Books, ABAA, ILAB, NEW CASTLE, DE, U.S.A.