THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES
Written by W.J. Stokoe.
Stock no. 1331453
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1945. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Observers book No. 3. Describing all the British species with 154 illustrations 68 of which are in full colour. Forward by N.D. Riley. Small format. Pale blue cloth with dark blue titles. Spine slightly bumped with some browning at top and tail. Light crease to front cover. Contents are clean. Price-cut wrapper has a 'new' price label to front flap is edge worn with minimal loss and has a tear to rear panel (no loss). Wrapper is slightly grubby. Not as bad as it sounds!

THE OUT-DOOR WORLD OR YOUNG COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK
Written by W.S. Furneaux.
Stock no. 1331370
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 2nd 1894. Almost very good condition.

Dark green cloth, gilt titles and decorations. Colour plates and b/w illustrations. 411 pages (including index). All edges gilt. This is the 2nd edition. Spine and corners bumped, rubbed and slightly worn. Foxing to contents. Some slight browning to the plates and tissue-guards. Gilt grammar school stamp to rear cover.

THE BUTTERFLIES OF INDIA, BURMAH AND CEYLON (3 VOLUMES)
Written by G.F.L. Marshall; Lionel De Niceville. Illustrated by Babu Gris Chunder Chuckerbutty; Babu Behari Lall Dass; George Pearson.
Stock no. 1209031
Published by The Calcutta Central Press Co., Ld.. 1st 1882. Good condition.

Three volumes. 'A descriptive handbook of all the known species of Rhopalocerous Lepidoptera inhabiting that region, with notices of allied species occurring in the neighbouring countries along the border.' Three-quarter black leather binding. 5 raised bands to spine, red title blocks with gilt title. Burgundy cloth boards. A few colour chromoliths plus monochrome plates. Ex-lib with minmal stamps. Volumes are misnumbered on spines: Volume III contains volume I; Volume II contains volume II (not misnumbered); Volume I contains volume III. Volume III (as marked) spine is split to lower half. Volume I (as marked) has substantial loss to top of spine (still present and placed inside book) but titles block is mostly intact if a little torn at edge. Leather bindings are worn with surface loss and boards exposed in places. Cloth boards are lightly marked. Text blocks and endpapers browned. Contemporary name and date in ink to front endpapers. A few grubby marks to contents but mostly clean. A nice working copy.

THE BUTTERFLY
Written by Angela Sheehan. Illustrated by Maurice Pledger.
Stock no. 1831061
Published by Galley Press. Circa 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

Eye-View Library. A portrayal of the butterfly with outstanding illustrations to help children appreciate the wonders of nature. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. Unpaginated. ISBN: 0861368436. A very nice copy.

RAMBLINGS OF A SPORTSMAN-NATURALIST
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1329854
Published by Michael Joseph. 1st 1979. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Drawn mainly from the sporting diaries he kept for many years, BB recalls numerous little adventures afield. A collection of happenings and impressions of the seasons, beautifully enhanced by dramatic b/w scraperboard illustrations throughout. Black boards, gilt lettering to spine. 176 pages. ISBN: 0718118154. Spine bumped. Name in ink to front free-endpaper. Light page edge browning. Price-cut wrapper is slightly edge creased.

BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping. Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1329646
Published by Penguin Books Ltd. Circa 1945. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial paperwraps. Staples are rusty. Last title listed inside front cover is Famous Ships (39).

BUTTERFLY LANDSCAPES: A CELEBRATON OF BRITISH BUTTERFLIES PAINTED IN NATURAL HABITAT
Written by Richard Tratt. Illustrated by Richard Tratt.
Stock no. 1829417
Published by Langford Press. 1st 2005. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A feast for the eyes, featuring over 200 paintings. Large format. Olive green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour illustrations. viii and 208 pages. ISBN: 190407815X. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is slightly faded to top of spine and hs a small scrape to rear edge of spine.

BUTTERFLIES ON MY MIND
Written by Dulcie Gray. Illustrated by Brian Hargreaves.
Stock no. 1328724
Published by Angus & Robertson Ltd.. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Touching on just about every aspect of the butterfly's life cycle, habitat, feeding and breeding habits. Blue boards, silver title to spine. Colour and b/w illustrations. ISBN: 0207958041. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly grubby and slightly worn at corners. Gold sticker to rear of wrapper stating "educational supplement information book award".

BUTTERFLIES IN BRITAIN
Written by Richard Chopping. Illustrated by Richard Chopping.
Stock no. 1328408
Published by Penguin. Circa 1947. Very good condition.

Puffin Picture Book No. 29. Pictorial boards. Slight wear to cover edges. Covers a little grubby. Inscription in purple felt-tip pen to front pastedown. Contents clean.

WINGS IN THE SUN (BROADCAST ECHOES No. 29)
Written by L. Hugh Newman.
Stock no. 1828283
Published by E.J. Arnold & Son Ltd.. Very good condition.

A book about butterflies for children. White & blue cardwraps with red title to front. Staple binding. B/w photos. 95 pages including bibliography. Undated. Covers browned with one or two marks. Text block browned but contents clean.

COLORED PLATES OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE WEST COAST
Written by W.G. Wright.
Stock no. 1828249
Published by W.G. Wright. 1st 1907. Almost very good condition.

Being Actual Photographs, Life-size, and in all Their Natural Colors. The colored plates herein are Sample Copies of the plates which form the illustrations of "The Butterflies of the West Coast," by the same author, and these plates in sets are now offered as an abridgement of that book. Burgundy cloth boards, black title to front board, spine is untitled. 32 colour plates. Spine lightly faded and shelf-worn to top & tail. Boards have some marks, giving a grubby appearance. Endpapers & text block browned. Front joint just starting to crack. Contemporary gift inscription in ink to front endpaper. Some browning to contents. All plates present.

THE MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND VOLUME 7 PART I
Written by A. Maitland Emmet; John Heath. Illustrated by Richard Lewington; Timothy Freed.
Stock no. 1828184
Published by Harley Books. 1st 1989. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Colour and b/w illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated handbook to fascinate the naturalist and butterfly lover. Hesperiidae - Nymphalidae The Butterflies. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. ix and 370 pages. ISBN: 0946589259. Endpapers and text block lightly browned. Name & date in ink to front endpaper (of well-known naturalist Brian R. Sawford). Contents otherwise clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is a little grubby and lightly edge-creased.