South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book
South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book South African Butterflies Entomology 1862 Trimen rare Cape Town So. Africa book
$ 295.00

(Old Books, 19th Century Books, Leather Books, Science, Butterflies, South Africa, Entomology).

Rhoplaocera Africae Australis; A Catalogue of South African Butterflies: Comprising Descriptions of All the Known Species, with Notices of their Larvae, Pupae, Localities, Habits, Seasons of Appearance, and Geographical Distribution, by Roland Trimen. Part I: Papilionidae, Pieridae, Danaidae, Acraeidae, and Numphalidae.
Published 1862, Cape Town, South Africa by W.G. Mathew.
190 pages. Text in English. With authors errata slip

Note- This is volume one only, but was likely issued by subscription long before vol. 2 was completed, so stands alone. Rare.

Attractive antiquarian 1/2 leather binding, raised & gilt bands, gilt title lettering & compartment decorations, marbled covers, hand lettered institutional spine label.

Former library book with spine markings and paper book plate to pastedown.

Volume one of a larger work. Contents of this volume complete unto themselves.

Book is physically old and shows some signs of handling and time. 

Binding gently age worn but still appealing, leather and joints slightly rubbed but still supple, remains overall very attractive as an object.

Text block paper is gently age toned as typical, internally book remains mostly clean, tight and sound. A book which has been taken care of but may/ does not look like new.

Still attractive on the shelf. Book displays a pleasing and unique age patina and is in rather nice antiquarian condition, any age flaws seem easy to overlook or forgive. 

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Book Measures c. 8 3/4" H x 6" W.

[B13073].