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London: John C. Nimmo, 1896. Paperback. Very Good. London, John C. Nimmo, 1896 (fifth edition). Large octavo, four volumes, xxxii, 253; [vi], 180; [ii], iv, 223; and vi, [5]-321 pages with 3 illustrations plus 132 hand-coloured plates. Bound from the original parts in contemporary binder's cloth, with the wrappers from one of the parts bound in at the rear of each volume; cloth slightly marked and rubbed, with minor wear to the head of the rear joint of the last volume; endpapers offset; an excellent set. Provenance: Johann Gottlieb Otto Tepper (1841-1923), botanist, schoolteacher and entomologist, with the 1906 receipt for the binding and the address label (to him at 'Room No. 3, Public Library, North Terrace') from the Adelaide bookseller and bookbinder W.C. Rigby mounted on the first flyleaf. 'In March 1883 Tepper was appointed natural history collector at the South Australian Museum; in 1888 he was promoted to entomologist, numismatist and librarian there' ('Australian Dictionary of Biography').

London: John C. Nimmo, 1903. xxxii, 253; 180; iv, 213; vi, 321, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt; edges uncut, gatherings unopened in Vol. IV. Vg set.. 6th edition with introduction by W.E. Kirby. Hand-colouring in this edition is not quite as good as in the earlier editions..

N/A. N/A. 4 vols 4to 5th. edn. with 132 hand coloured pls.. end papers foxed, ,contents clean. In a handsome contemporary half calf binding, in excellent condition 1896

London: John C. Nimmo, Ltd., 1903. 4 vols., large 8vo, pp. xxxii, 253, [1]; [vi], 180; [ii], iv, 223, [1]; vi, [5-] 321, [3] + 132 hand-coloured plates. Publisher’s textured green cloth, boards bordered with triple blind rules, spines lettered in gilt, moth decorations to spines and front boards in gilt, edges untrimmed. A touch of spotting. Bindings just a little rubbed and bumped to extremities. A neat example of the sixth edition of Irish parson-naturalist Reverend F.O. Morris’ (1810-1893) survey of British Moths, the second to include W. Egmont Kirby’s introduction.

London: John C. Nimmo, 1896. xxxii, 253; 180; iv, 223; 321, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. brown cloth, gt, edges uncut; a little spotting to fore-edges and occasional foxing, but generally a fine clean set.. Fifth edition with introduction by W.E. Kirby..

John C.Nimmo., 1903. 6th. Ed.. Four volume set with 132 hand-coloured plates. 4to. Hardbacks. Minor spotting, one short closed marginal tear, o/w. contents fine. Parts uncut. Original green cloth boards with gilt moth emblem to front cover and gilt lettering to spine, all in vg. to thor. vg. condition.

London: G. Bell, 1872. xvi, 253; iv, 180; iv, 223; iv, 321, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt, some wear; light fading/staining to fore-edge of boards. Vg set.. Complete in four volumes. An early reissue (first published in parts 1859-1870). Freeman 2676..

London: George Bell and Sons, 1872. xvi, 253 + 8; iv, 180 + 8; iv, 223 + 8; iv, 321 + 8, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Very good set. Some foxing to frontispieces and title pages to each volume. Vol. IV with small area of wear to fore-edge of rear board. Note to endpaper of Vol. I states, 'From Lord Allerton's Collection, July 27/17'.. Complete in four volumes. An early re-issue (first published in parts 1859-1870). Publisher's catalogue dated January 1884 bound to rear of each volume. Small printed list of Natural History and Botanical books published by G. Bell inserted in one volume.Freeman 2676..

London: George Bell and Sons, 1872. xvi, 253; iv, 180; iv, 223; iv, 321, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, roy. 8vo, orig. cloth, gt. Fine bright set. Armorial bookplate of Richard Robertson Lockett, of Enmore, Liverpool.. Complete in four volumes. An early re-issue (first published in parts 1859-1870).Freeman 2676..

London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1861-1870. xv, 253; viii, 180; iv, 223; viii, 5-304, [5] - Index, 132 hand-coloured plates. . HB. 4 vols, 8vo, cont. half calf, rubbed/scuffed, some wear, particularly to the spine of Vol. IV, which is fragile to the bottom 5cm, with some loss of leather; leather title pieces to spines. Endpapers foxed/spotted. Foxing to some text and plates, with some sections more heavily affected, particularly at beginning an end, and to Vol. I. Paper browned. Occasional annotations to text.. First edition. Complete in four volumes. Original and best issue; some later editions had inferior colouring. Text to Vol. IV begins on p. 5, and page is incorrectly headed 'Natural History of British Moths Vol. III'.Nissen ZBI, 2893..

London: Bell & Daldy, 1872. 1st. Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Large Octavo. Four volumes in original green embossed cloth with gilt letters and gilt moth on front panels. 132 full page colour plates containing nearly 2000 specimens. Slight darkening and foxing to outer edges o/w a spectacular copy in absolutely amazing condition. Gilt is sharp and the cloth looks like new.