[NATURAL HISTORY]. JERRARD, Paul. The Night Flyers. A Series of Moth-Pictures. London: Paul Jerrard & Son, n.d. [ca 1860].
Small 4to. Contemporary hand-colored title-page, dedication leaf and 10 plates, text in pink and with decorative borders, two of which are finished in contemporary hand-color, titles in gilt, lithographed throughout. (Very occasional light soiling or spotting in margins, penciled notation on dedication leaf.) Original lacquered boards gilt, lithographed floral endpapers, all edges gilt (rebacked, craquelure and light rubbing to boards).
FIRST EDITION OF THIS "SCARCE TREASURE FOR THE COLLECTOR" (Dunbar). Published in Jerard's series "Cream and Gold Presents...", the work captures 10 varying species of moth and depicts them against a backdrop of vibrant flora and fauna. Dunbar, p.56.
Property from the Estate of Peter Fortsas
This lot is located in Chicago.
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