Rev FO Morris A History of British Butterflies 2 Volumes Fine Binding 1895

MORRIS, F. O. REV: A History of British Butterflies. Eighth Edition, With Seventy-Nine Plates, Coloured by Hand. In Two Volumes. London, John C. Nimmo, 1895 8th Two Volumes. Hardback, Tall 8vo. approx 10.5 x 7 inches. In dark green full calf leather fine bindings by Riviere & Son. Decorative gilt panelled boards, with raised banding and gilt decorations to spines, twin maroon leather spine labels. Top page edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Professionally rebacked with later leather to spines. Corners bumped and edges rubbed on boards, some light surface marks to boards. Binders stamps “Riviere & Son” to corners of endpapers. Neat inscription to endpapers “Cecil Wilson 1896.” Foxing spots to page edges, plates clean and bright. Else a very good clean and tight finely bound copy.

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