Compiled by W.J. Stoke, 1938, coverd all British species and their life cycle. Revised 1951 to include the recently discovered New Clouded Yellow. Butterflies were a perfect subject for an observer book
Printed from 1938 to 1985 inclusive.
240 pp, 177 illustrations, in colour and black & white,text and pictures reproduced from Richard South's Butterflies of the British Isles.
There are 28 known print variations and 3 which have laminated coverings.
There also 9 different dustjacket fronts, and the laminated front has only 1 type.
In 1953 the word British was removed from the title.
With only minor changes, it was in print for nearly 50 years, with 575,000 copies being sold between 1938-85
The book illustrated is 1938 1st edition Ref.no.n/a
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