VERY RARE 1927 Comstock BUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIA 1st/HB/334pp/63 COLOR PLATES For Sale
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VERY RARE 1927 Comstock BUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIA 1st/HB/334pp/63 COLOR PLATES:
$235.00
A CLASSIC and VERY RARE BOOKBUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIAA POPULAR GUIDE TO A KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUTTERFLIES OF CALIFORNIAembracing all of the 477 species and varieties at present recorded for the state.byJOHN ADAMS COMSTOCK1927A Classic Masterpiece On The BUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIA!Profusely Illustrated With 334 Pages of Textand63 Single-Sided COLOR PLATES With Tissue-Covered Legends!Dimensions: 10.5 x8 x 2 inchesDark green and textured cloth boards with gilt lettering on the spine; all pages tightly bound; previous owner\'s name and 1977 date on ffl. All text pages are bright, clean and without marks; the color plates were printed using copper plates and a four-color separation process; \"bright as new\" on color side but with brownish markings on backside and on tissue guards fromdeteriorated glue that held them together. Some tissue guards covering the bright, clean colored plates wrinkled in places.
SPECIAL NOTE: Dr. Comstock printed and released numerous versions ofTHE BUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIA over a period of several decades after its initial release in the late 1920s. The bindings of many versions varied over time, but all retained the publication/copyright date of 1927. The version offered here is considered to be theFIELD VERSION of this work, which was published/released in 1950.
COLORFUL and INFORMATIVE! A UNIQUE and now aRARE CLASSIC BOOK AbouttheBUTTERFLIES of CALIFORNIA and WESTERN UNITED STATES!
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