Insects.- [Johnson (Theophilus)] Illustrations of British Hawk Moths and their Larvæ, first edition, 36 original hand-coloured pencil drawings on 35 sheets, tissue-guards, occasional pencil annotations, occasional spotting, contemporary half morocco, gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, [Nissen ZB1 2119], 1874. ⁂ Scarce. Only 3 copies listed on COPAC, with 2 at the Natural History Museum. Theophilus Johnson (1836-1919) was born in Tottenham. He was an amateur naturalist and artist, privately printing a large number of natural history titles. He illustrated all of his works with original watercolours and drawings. A pencil note under the text for Plate IV reads, "The Larva is drawn on the previous Plate III. The author in some copies drew the Larva and Moth on separate leaves, making two plates."
Insects.- [Johnson (Theophilus)] Illustrations of British Hawk Moths and their Larvæ, first edition, 36 original hand-coloured pencil drawings on 35 sheets, tissue-guards, occasional pencil annotations, occasional spotting, contemporary half morocco, gilt, a little rubbed, 8vo, [Nissen ZB1 2119], 1874. ⁂ Scarce. Only 3 copies listed on COPAC, with 2 at the Natural History Museum. Theophilus Johnson (1836-1919) was born in Tottenham. He was an amateur naturalist and artist, privately printing a large number of natural history titles. He illustrated all of his works with original watercolours and drawings. A pencil note under the text for Plate IV reads, "The Larva is drawn on the previous Plate III. The author in some copies drew the Larva and Moth on separate leaves, making two plates."
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