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Common British moths / by A.M. Stewart ; containing 18 illustrations, viz.: 8 full-page in colour, 8 in black and white from photographs, 2 drawings in the text

Description: This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.
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British butterflies / by A.M. Stewart ; containing 16 illustrations, figuring all the species, viz.: 8 full-page in clour, 8 pages from photographs

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This collection contains nearly 600 monographs published by the British publishing firm A & C Black from the late 1800s through the 1950s (bulk 1901-1936). Many of the volumes were published as part of the firm's successful "Colour Books" series and contain color plates and pictorial cloth bindings. The titles in the collection cover a variety of subjects including travel in Great Britain and abroad, antiquities, art, history of various civilizations, social life and customs of various cultures, natural history, literary classics and other literature (especially juvenile), gardening, military art and science, recreation, and transportation. Many of the firm's early 20th century series are represented by items in the collection, including the 20 shilling series; 7s 6d series; Artist's sketch book series; the "Peeps" series including Peeps at Many Lands; Beautiful Britain; Black's Popular Series of Colour Books; and Black's Water-Colour series. The collection also includes two non-A & C Black imprints by William Collins Sons and Co. and J.M. Dent.

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Common British beetles / by Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 28 illustration, viz.: 8 full-page plates in colour, 15 in black and white from photographs, 5 drawings in the text

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The natural history of the garden / by W. Percival Westell ; containing 41 illustrations, viz: 8 full pages in colour, 15 in black and white from photographs, and 18 in the text from drawings

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Peeps at heraldry / by Phoebe Allen ; containing 8 full-page illustrations in colour and numerous line drawings in the text

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Peeps at architecture / by Phoebe Allen ; containing 8 full-page illustrations in colour and 53 line drawings in the text

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British ferns, clubmosses, & horsetails / by Daniel Ferguson ; containing 23 illustrations, viz: 8 full pages in colour and 11 pictures in black and white from photographs and 4 in the text from drawings

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Common British moths / by A.M. Stewart ; containing 18 illustrations, viz.: 8 full-page in colour, 8 in black and white from photographs, 2 drawings in the text

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British butterflies / by A.M. Stewart ; containing 16 illustrations, figuring all the species, viz.: 8 full-page in clour, 8 pages from photographs

Common British beetles / by Rev. Charles A. Hall ; containing 28 illustration, viz.: 8 full-page plates in colour, 15 in black and white from photographs, 5 drawings in the text

The natural history of the garden / by W. Percival Westell ; containing 41 illustrations, viz: 8 full pages in colour, 15 in black and white from photographs, and 18 in the text from drawings

Peeps at heraldry / by Phoebe Allen ; containing 8 full-page illustrations in colour and numerous line drawings in the text

Peeps at architecture / by Phoebe Allen ; containing 8 full-page illustrations in colour and 53 line drawings in the text

British ferns, clubmosses, & horsetails / by Daniel Ferguson ; containing 23 illustrations, viz: 8 full pages in colour and 11 pictures in black and white from photographs and 4 in the text from drawings