Home Browse Nature Animals Insects & Spiders InsectsButterflies

Butterflies

From Original 19th Century Watercolor Of Butterfly to British Butterflies, we can help you find the butterflies books you are looking for. As the world's largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from Biblio.co.uk, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.

Browse all Butterflies

Top Sellers in Butterflies

Genera Insectorum

by Von H Stichel; P Wytsman

Butterflies Books & Ephemera

Original 19th Century Watercolor Of Butterfly

by Anonymous

The Concise Illustrated Book Of Butterflies

by Easterbrook, Michael

British Butterflies

by Coleman, W S

British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture, and Preservation

by W. S. Coleman

London: George Routledge and Sons, 1886. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". W. S. Coleman. A colourfully illustrated book concerning British butterflies, with descriptions of the various species. The eighteenth edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with blind stamping and gold tooling to the front board and spine. Illustrated with fifteen plates, thirteen of which have been printed in colour by Edmund Evans. Lacking the tenth plate. Collated. A lovely late 19th century volume... Read more about this item

Item Price

£60.00

British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species with an Account of Butterfly Development, Structure, Habits, Localities, Mode of Capture, and Preservation

by W. S. Coleman

London: George Routledge & Sons, 1888. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". Edmund Evans. A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated study of British butterflies. Illustrated with sixteen plates, fourteen of which are in colour, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed study of British butterflies with reference to the butterfly life cycle, feeding, breeding, the individual parts of the body, and each individual species native to the British Isles. Written by William Stephen Coleman,... Read more about this item

Item Price

£80.00

British Butterflies

by W. S. Coleman

London: George Routledge and Sons, Limited, 1901. Cloth. Very Good. 7.5" by 5". W. S. Coleman. A colourfully illustrated book about British butterflies, written by painter William Stephen Coleman with numerous colour plates. 1901 'New Edition'.Illustrations include a colour frontispiece, fourteen colour plates, and two black-and-white plates, all by the author.This is a lovely book which describes every native butterfly species within Great Britain, first published in 1861 and updated to reflect the... Read more about this item

Item Price

£65.00

GENERA INSECTORUM; LEPIDOPTERA RHOPALOCERA FASCICULE 31 [GERMAN TEXT BUTTERFLIES]

by Von H Stichel; P Wytsman

Brussells: M. P. Wytsman. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1905. Hardcover. Chromo-lithograph; 4to 11" - 13" tall; pages; 12 1/4" x 9 5/8". Some light foxing. Plates generally pretty clean. Ornate red and black book label inside front cover- provenance of J F Jurrjaanse, Rotterdam. One heavy card leaf of striking chromolithographs with [5] butterflies. Sub fam Discophorinae .

Item Price

£47.77

The African Rhopalocera (The Macrolepidoptera of the World: A systematic description of the hitherto known macrolepidoptera - Vol 13 - Fauna Exotica)

by Seitz, Dr Adalbert

Alfred Kernen Verlag, Stuttgart, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. 613 pages (complete). TEXT ONLY NO PLATES. A generously, avidly owned copy. From the library of Roy Hew Russell Stevenson whose most interesting ex-libris plate is on the front pastedown. Stevenson was a well-connected, diligent lepidopterist who is known as the first to put some order to Rhodesian butterflies. Included is correspondence of lepidopterist concerns, addressed to Stevenson, from Dr Patrick Roche (Senior... Read more about this item

Item Price

£121.93

BOOK CREATION: HOW TO KNOW THE BUTTERFLIES

by KOESTER, Emily

[1940s] 2019. Hardcover. Near Fine. The shell of a book (5-3/4" x 8-1/2") that has had the interior carved out and then has been illustrated on the exterior and the interior by Koester using the collage technique primarily employing images taken from magazines and catalogs with occasional paint to create a work of art, SIGNED by the artist at the bottom right corner inside. Emily wishes all to know that she does not do this to healthy books but only to bring back to a new life those that have... Read more about this item

Item Price

£254.03

British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species

by W. S. Coleman

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species.

Item Price

£12.58

The Papilio Helena Butterfly.

by Anonymous

British Isles:, c. 1810.. Fine condition. A charming and rare original early 19th watercolor painting of the Papilio Helena Butterfly. Gouache on China paper, mounted onto Cornish & Bond * Extra London Board with pencil notation. (6.25 x 6 inches, 158 x 152 mm). The painting has been tipped onto ecru board of the period, yet the colors remain vibrant and rich. Although the artist of this brilliant study remains unknown, his or her technique and refined skill at handling this challenging medium is... Read more about this item

Item Price

£345.48

The Papilio Meneleus Butterfly.

by Anonymous

British Isles:, c. 1810.. Fine condition. A charming and rare original early 19th watercolor painting of the Papilio Meneleus Butterfly. Gouache on China paper, mounted onto Cornish & Bond * Extra London Board, with pencil notation. (6.75 x 7.5 inches, 171 x 190 mm). The mounted painting has been tipped onto ecru board of the period, yet the colors remain vibrant and rich. Although the artist of this brilliant study remains unknown, his or her technique and refined skill at handling this... Read more about this item

Item Price

£345.48

The Burning Book

by Gee, Maggie

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1984. "First Edition, First Printing". Hardcover. Very Fine/Very Fine. "Black Board Covers; White Endpapers; upper right corner of book is lightly bumped; dustjacket is protected by a mylar wrapper; 12mo; 298 pages; fixed front endpaper has stamp "A Gift to the Carter Center from Book Warehouse of Georgia"; Novel of a nuclear war and its aftermath, amidst the devastation and carnage some hopes, and new life, arising"

Item Price

£12.15

Menelaus or Silver Blue Butterfly.

by Anonymous

British Isles:, c. 1810.. Fine condition. Gouache on China paper, mounted onto Cornish & Bond * Extra London Board with pencil notation. (6 x 6.75 inches, 152 x 171 mm). A rare original early nineteenth century watercolor painting of the Menelaus or Silver Blue Butterfly. The painting has been tipped onto ecru board of the period, yet the colors remain vibrant and rich. Although the artist of this brilliant study remains unknown, his or her technique and refined skill at handling this challenging... Read more about this item

Item Price

£345.48

British Butterflies

by W.S. Coleman

Routledge, 1888. Hardcover. Good. 1888. 179 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Brown pictorial cloth with gilt decoration and lettering. Ex-library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Book has a forward lean.

Item Price

£36.54

The Aurelian Legacy. British Butterflies and their Collectors

by Salmon, Michael A

Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 2000. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Near Fine copy in Very Good dustjacket. Dustjacket is now protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Colour and black & white illustrations. Very discreet blind stamp to prelim page. 432 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st US Edition. Hardback.

Item Price

£10.45

British Butterflies: Figures and Descriptions of Every Native Species

by W. S. Coleman

London: Routledge, Warne, & Routledge, 1860. Cloth. Very Good. 6.5" by 4.5". W. S. Coleman. A smart copy of this beautifully illustrated study of British butterflies with chromolithographs. Early edition, published the same year as the first. Illustrated with sixteen plates, fourteen of which are chromolithographs, and many in-text images. Collated complete. A detailed study of British butterflies with reference to the butterfly life cycle, feeding, breeding, the individual parts of the body,... Read more about this item

Item Price

£120.00

Butterfly Farmer

by Newman, L. Hugh

The Scientific Book Club, London, 1954. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illustrator: Photo's. black titles spine; undated but early 1950's; illustrated by 37 b/w. photo's., some drawings & facsimile of a 1910 price-list for ova, larvae & pupae; a scarce title telling the fascinating tale of a butterfly farm & the family who ran it from 1894 to the early 1950's.; a neat & tightly bound copy with some fading to the edges of the covers; including index -208... Read more about this item

Item Price

£30.00

Original 19th Century Watercolor of Butterfly.

by Anonymous

British Isles:, c. 1810.. Fine condition. A charming and rare original early 19th watercolor painting of a Butterfly. Gouache on China paper, mounted onto Cornish & Bond * Extra London Board. (7.25 x 7.5 inches, 184 x 190 mm). The mounted painting has been tipped onto ecru board of the period, yet the colors remain vibrant and rich. Although the artist of this brilliant study remains unknown, his or her technique and refined skill at handling this challenging medium is evident. An exacting eye and... Read more about this item

Item Price

£321.10

VELDGIDS TOT DIE SKOENLAPPERS VAN SUIDER-AFRIKA.

by Migdoll, Ivor

Struik. Cape Town 1987 1st edition.. G-VG condition, a clean sound copy.. 256pp softcover illustrated. Afrikaans text. Easy to use field guide for identification.

Item Price

£20.00

BRITISH BUTTERFLIES.

by COLEMAN W. S

London,: Routledge George & Sons,, s.d. (ma 1860).. In-16 gr. (mm. 180x118), bella legatura in tela edit. con decoraz. oro e a secco ai piatti e al dorso, pp. VII,179,(5), con alc. figure nel t. e molto ben illustrato f.t. da 16 tavole in cromolitografia (ciascuna con più farfalle). Figures and descriptions of every native species with an account of butterfly development, structure, habits, localities, mode of capture, and preservation. Ben conservato.

Item Price

£129.72

The Concise Illustrated Book of Butterflies

by Easterbrook, Michael

New York: Gallery Books, 1991. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust-jacket. Pictorial Glazed Board Covers; front and rear covers each have a small wrinkle in cover surface, a publisher defect; Title Page has two small rust spots; oblong 16mo; 46 pages; fully illustrated in color 0.56#; P3; 7/15/87; A; MS14.95;

Item Price

£4.02

BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER INSECTS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

by Stiling, Peter D

Macmillan Caribbean. Near Fine. 1986. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 85 pages .

Item Price

£11.38

Butterflies and Moths in Britain and Europe

by Carter, David

London: Pan Books. 1982. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition. Illustrated with Colour photographs. 192 pages. A comprehensive guide to more than 300 species of butterflies and moths, illustrated by a unique combination of colour photographs of the species in the wild and as set specimens. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Softcover.

Item Price

£7.31

Love among the Butterflies: Travels and Adventures of a Victorian Lady

by Fountaine, Margaret; Edited by W. F. Cater

London: Collins. 1980. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. Small previous owners name covered in white-out on front free endpaper. Illustrated with Colour plates and Black & White Photographs. 224pages. Edited by W.F. Carter. The life and loves of inveterate butterfly hunter and diarist, Margaret Fountaine. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. .... Read more about this item

Item Price

£9.40

Alberta Butterflies

by C. D. Bird, G. J. Hilchie, N. G. Kondla, E. M. Pike, F. A. H. Sperling

The Provincial Museum Of Alberta. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0773216723 . Hardcover. 1995. The Provincial Museum of Alberta. 349 pages. Book and Dust Jacket are in FINE condition. ; 11.26 X 8.50 X 1.18 inches; 349 pages .