Denton (Sherman F.); As Nature Shows Them: Moths and Butterflies of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains, Boston, J.B.Millet, [1900], 2 vols., 8vo, number 270 of 500 copies, 56 colour transfer plates, mounted, contemporary green morocco, covers with gilt fillet borders and butterfly motif cornerpieces, six section spines with gilt butterfly centrepieces (upper cover of vol. II split), t.e.g., bookplate of Mrs L.S.Clapp of Boston [Nissen ZBI 1079] (2) | Christie's

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Denton (Sherman F.); As Nature Shows Them: Moths and Butterflies of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains, Boston, J.B.Millet, [1900], 2 vols., 8vo, number 270 of 500 copies, 56 colour transfer plates, mounted, contemporary green morocco, covers with gilt fillet borders and butterfly motif cornerpieces, six section spines with gilt butterfly centrepieces (upper cover of vol. II split), t.e.g., bookplate of Mrs L.S.Clapp of Boston [Nissen ZBI 1079] (2)

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Denton (Sherman F.); As Nature Shows Them: Moths and Butterflies of the United States East of the Rocky Mountains, Boston, J.B.Millet, [1900], 2 vols., 8vo, number 270 of 500 copies, 56 colour transfer plates, mounted, contemporary green morocco, covers with gilt fillet borders and butterfly motif cornerpieces, six section spines with gilt butterfly centrepieces (upper cover of vol. II split), t.e.g., bookplate of Mrs L.S.Clapp of Boston [Nissen ZBI 1079] (2)

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The illustrations are taken directly from the insects themselves: the scales of the wings are transfered to the paper while the bodies are printed from wood-engravings and then hand-coloured.

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