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1840 BUTTERFLY Art Natural History British Butterflies Duncan Color Illustrated
1840 BUTTERFLY Art Natural History British Butterflies Duncan Color Illustrated
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1840 BUTTERFLY Art Natural History British Butterflies Duncan Color Illustrated



James Duncan was a 19th-century Scottish naturalist most known for his work in entomology in natural history, including The Natural History of British Butterflies.



This The Natural History of British Butterflies is the original publication that was later reprinted by William Jardine in his “Naturalists Library” in 1860. This edition discussing British Butterflies features Swallowtail, Brimstone, Cabbage, Apollo, Purple Emperor, Scotch Argus, and much more all beautifully illustrated with 32 color plates with 176 illustrations as well as a memoir and portrait of Werner!



Item number: #18238

Price: $499



DUNCAN, James



The Natural History of British Butterflies



Edinburgh: W.H. Lizars, 1840.



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Collation: Complete with all pages

xv, [1], 246

34 EXQUISITE plates (32 in color), plus engraved frontispiece and title page

Language: English

Binding: Leather; tight and secure

Size: ~6.5in X 4.25in (17cm x 11cm)



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