By J G Wood
New York   Routledge
6.5" by 4.5" [3], 2-186, 1pp
The first edition of John George Wood's comprehensive illustrated guide to the moth in England.
By J G Wood

1870 The Common Moths of England

New York   Routledge
6.5" by 4.5" [3], 2-186, 1pp
The first edition of John George Wood's comprehensive illustrated guide to the moth in England.
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Colour Plates, First Edition, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

With all 11 coloured plates, 12 detail cuts and illustrations throughout. Collated, complete.

The Reverend John George Wood is now known as one of the major popularisers of natural history. A well-known parson-naturalist of the Victorian era, he saw the study of the natural sciences as an extension of his religious work.

He intended this work to serve as an introduction to Entomology, and as such provides detailed information of the types of moth a native inhabitant of England would be most likely to encounter.

Condition

In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally smart, with some shelfwear to the head and tail of the spine. Front board and spine slightly faded. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean with the odd spot, and more heavy spotting to the front and back free endpapers. An ink dedication, undated, appears on the front free endpaper.

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