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A natural history of British moths : accurately delineating every known species, with the English as well as scientific names, accompanied by full descriptions, date of appearance, lists of the localities they haunt, their food in the caterpillar state, and other features of their habits and modes of existence, etc., etc.

by: Morris, F. O. (Francis Orpen), 1810-1893

Publication date: 1872

Topics: Moths -- Great Britain, Moths -- Pictorial works

Publisher: London : George Bell and Sons

Collection: brucepeel; university_of_alberta_libraries; toronto; bpsc_madge

Language: English

4 v. : 26 cm

Publisher's advertisements on p. [1]-8 at end of each volume dated October, 1877: "George Bell & Sons' : List of works on botany & natural history."

Plates are hand-coloured lithographs

Vol. I-II each contain 30 plates; Vol. III-IV each contain 36 plates

Most plates without imprint and unsigned. Some plates in Vol. I with imprint: "From Nature on Zinc by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Imp." or "From nature on stone by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Imp.". One plate in Vol. I with imprint: "From Nature on Stone by J. Erxleben" and "Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith." and another with imprint: "From Nature on Stone by J. Erxleben" and "Day & Son, Lith.rs to the Queen."

Includes "Index to Genera and Species.": Vol. IV, p. [305]-321