Talking of Moths. by Allan, P.B.M

E.W. Classey., 1975. Book Hardcover. Very Good. Grease stain on front cover otherwise nf.

Faringdon: Classey, 1975. xii, 340, 1 plain plate. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth. Vg.. Reprint of the original 1943 edition.. [9780900848834]

Faringdon: Classey, 1975. xii, 340, 1 plain plate. . HB. Sm. 8vo, orig. cloth, a few light marks. Previous owner's pencil note to endpaper. Vg.. Reprint of the original 1943 edition.. [9780900848834]

Entomology Monographs . 1st. Ed. Pub. The Montgomery Press. 1943. pp.xii, 340 with one b/w. photo. 8vo. Hardback. Signature to ffep. Light spotting to fore-edges of text block and occ. internally o/w. contents fine. A little spine lean. Original cloth vg. plus. First published in 1943 in a print run of less 100 copies due to wartime shortages, this is the scarcest of Philip Bertram Murray Allan’s entomological books. Among the subjects treated are the reason for the distribution of the Swallowtail, the ideal larvarium, dishonest dealers, and mating behaviours.

pp.xii, 340. Fine copy in cloth boards.

Newtown: The Montgomery Press, 1943. First edition. Cloth. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart, scarce, first edition of this study on moths. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with one plate. Collated complete. A detailed study of moths, with chapters on survival factors, mating, a matter of psychology, collecting, and notes for the novice. Written by Philip Bertram Murray Allan, a British lepidopterist and writer whose works were typically published under the initials "O.M.H." or "An Old Moth-Hunter". He is also known for running the publishing house Philip Allan and Company. In the original brown cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear. Minor fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot, particularly to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed