
South, R., (Edited by H.M. Edelsten) The Moths of the British Isles. Volumes I & II. Wayside and Woodland Series. New Ed. Rep. Pub. Frederick Warne. 1943
Two volume set with colour and b/w. plates. Small 8vo. Endpapers signed by a young D.S. Saunders (dated 1943). Some colour plates annotated with the latin names. Some play to text blocks o/w. contents nr. fine. Cloth boards with gilt lettering in thor. vg. condition. Some pages of handwritten notes loosely inserted together with a letter to Saunders from a colleague (dated 1957) noting his successful capture of some local lepidoptera and requesting a list of the more outstanding examples. Charming set.
Provides a significant amount of background natural history for each Moth not found in more modern identification guides.
£30.00 [Ref: 67364]