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Insects.- Johnson (Theophilus) British Butterflies,

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Insects.- Johnson (Theophilus) British Butterflies,

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Insects.- Johnson (Theophilus) British Butterflies, Hawkmoths and Bombyces. (A Companion to the Larvæ), 54 hand-coloured pencil drawings each numbered in pencil to verso, bookplate, previous owner's ink inscription, contemporary half-calf, gilt, 8vo, 1906.

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Theophilus Johnson (1836-1919) was born in Tottenham. He was an amateur naturalist and artist, privately printing a large number of natural history titles. He illustrated all of his works with original watercolours and drawings.

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Insects.- Johnson (Theophilus) British Butterflies,

Name: Insects.- Johnson (Theophilus) British Butterflies,
SKU: 85093058
Price: 5600 GBP
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