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WESTWOOD, John Obadiah (1805-93). The Butterflies of Great Britain, with their transformations. London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., 1855. 8° (226 x 159mm). Hand-coloured wood-engraved frontispiece, additional title and 18 plates, 2 uncoloured plates. Contemporary diced crimson calf, double gilt fillet border with small floral cornerpieces, title stamped in gilt on front cover within a gilt oval floral border and a butterfly, spine lettered and decorated gilt in compartments (upper cover detached, some rubbing, head and tail of spine chipped), gilt edges. FIRST EDITION. Nissen ZBI 4377.
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