Talking of Moths.
by Allan, P.B.M
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- Hardcover
- first
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Entomology Monographs . 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. E.W. Classey. 1975. pp.xii, 340 with one b/w. illus. 8vo. Spine gently rolled. Light spotting to fore-edge of text block. Thor. vg. hardback. First published in 1943 in a print run of less 100 copies due to wartime shortages, even after this reprint by E. W. Classey, 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.
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- Bookseller
- C.Arden Bookseller (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 63715
- Title
- Talking of Moths.
- Author
- Allan, P.B.M
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- 1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. E.W. Classey. 1975
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Entomology Monographs
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Hay-on-Wye, Herefordshire
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Around 10,000 books for sale through our bookroom on Forest Road, Hay-on-Wye. We're happy to view and buy books in our specialisms.Located in Hay-on-Wye, the ‘Town of Books’, our focus is on natural history, including the Collins' New Naturalist series, zoology, entomology, ornithology, gardening, botany, bees & beekeeping.We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association (ABA), the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books.Opening hours: - Mon. to Fri. 9.30am to 5.00pm - Sat 9.30am to noon
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- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- VG
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- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....