AFRICAN MIMETIC BUTTERFLIES -- H. Eltringham 1910

Clarendon Press, Oxford 1910, First Edition. Hardcover with olive linen boards.

Condition: fair; the boards are worn (edge wear, corners bumped) and the spine has been re-glued. The binding is still sound and although the pages are very lightly age-toned with small markings here and there, they are in good condition.

This scarce book is not in collectible condition, but still a good reading copy.

Illustrated with colour plates and a map laid-in the back.

Large book: 32.5cm x 26.5cm.

African mimetic butterflies : being descriptions and illustrations of the principal known instances of mimetic resemblance in the Rhopalocera of the Ethiopian Region, together with an explanation of the Miullerian and Batesian theories of mimicry, and some account of the evidences on which these theories are based.

Lepidopterology,...

(Please refer to the images which are images of the actual item on offer, they form part of the listing for condition)

I pack very carefully, but will not be liable for any damage/breakages/losses during postal/courier services/shipping. 

Payments must be within 3 days after close of sale.

If you are unsure of your postal cost, please wait for my mail after the close of sale; this will give you the combined shipping fee for multiple purchases and a door-to-door courier cost option if applicable to your area.

I HAVE LISTED SEVERAL INTERESTING ITEMS ON BID OR BUY. SINCE ITEMS ARE COMBINED FOR SHIPPING IT COSTS MUCH LESS PER ITEM TO SHIP MORE THAN ONE. CLICK ON THE BID OR BUY ICON BELOW IF YOU WANT TO SEE THEM.