British Butterflies by A. M Stewart - 2012-01-10

A. & C. Black Ltd, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1926. Second Edition. 88 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic plates. Colour illustrated plates. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Light cracking to gutters but binding remains firm. Book is visibly bowed and forward leaning with visible tanning, staining and scuffing overall. Spine has staining and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Unclipped dust jacket with moderate rubbing, chipping and tearing to edges. Moderate staining, tanning and scuffing overall.

A. & C. Black Ltd, 1948. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1948. Reprinted. 88 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white illustrations. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning. Clipped jacket has light edge-wear with minor tears and chipping. Mild rubbing and marking.

A. & C. Black Ltd, 1926. Hardcover. Acceptable/Acceptable. 1926. Second Edition. 88 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over blue cloth boards with lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations throughout. Colour illustrated frontispiece. Slight crinkling to paper at gutter. Clean pages and illustrations with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb marking throughout. Heavier tanning to free endpapers. Pen inscription to front free endpaper. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Slight crushing to spine ends. Lettering is bright and clear. Unclipped Jacket. Panels and spine have light edgewear with tears and creases. Visible wear marks to spine and panels.

Reprint of 2nd edition. From the Peeps at Nature series. Blue cloth boards with title and pattern in yellow on front. Contains colour and b&w photos.
Boards rubbed in places, mainly on corners and at head and foot of spine; a few small marks. Pencil price mark on front free endpaper. Pages clean except for discolouration on edges of text block. Binding firm.

London: A & C Black Ltd, 1926 Copy in illustrated cloth on boards. Corners lightly bumped. Light rubbing to head/foot of spine. Small split at head of spine. Spine lightly sunned. Previous owerns inscription on FFE. Clean text with colour and b/w plates.

A. & C. Black Ltd., 1948. Third edition. Hardcover. Used - Very Good. This book is in good condition and will be shipped by the working day after ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. There may be a previous owner's inscription. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.� Box 27

A. & C. Black, 1941. Reprint of 1934 3rd edition. Hard covers, dust jacket. V.g./Fair. Jacket chipped and soiled. viii, 88 pp.

A. & C. Black, Ltd., 1926. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Printing. 87pp. In The Peeps at Nature Series, Blue decorated boards, col & b/w illust. A useful little guide, that remained a standard work for many years..

London, UK: A & C Black, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. viii, 88pp, 16 black and white and colour photographic plates (including frontispiece). Blue cloth-covered boards; green design and titles on front and spine. 12mo. Sun-faded spine, lightly rubbed corners and spine ends. Text block edges tanning and just starting to fox. Free endpapers and prelims foxing and tanning. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight, barring occasional foxing.

A & C Black Ltd, 1922. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1922. Reprinted. 88 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated blue cloth. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Heavier tanning to front and rear. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild fraying to cloth at spine ends. Slight crushing to spine ends.