Buy this book on-line Janse, A. J. T : Check-list of the South African Lepidoptera heterocera(Pretoria: Transvaal Museum, 1917)
245 x 154 mm; side-stitched wrappers; pp. 219 + (i) + xii, incl. index. Upper cover soiled and somewhat ragged (edges silked with archival tape), remounted on more recent card covers, with title and code penned on spine; title written on second leaf; initial leaf a little ragged; some foxing. Fair copy. Uncommon in original format. 'A South African Bibliography' notes that there was no title page. (SABIB 2, p. 671) "What began as Janse's hobby, and became his life-task for thirty-two years, was his work as an entomologist. His interest began when he started teaching in the Northern Transvaal and collected insects in his spare time. To assemble the many new and interesting species of moths (Lepidoptera), he spent his holidays travelling in the veld on a donkey cart or sometimes with a wheelbarrow only. After he had become a lecturer he continued these studies and at his home in Gezina, Pretoria, built his own private laboratory which he equipped with insect cabinets he had made himself. ... He achieved distinction through his work on Heterocera ... " - DSAB IV, p. 258. Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Janse, A. J. T : Check-list of the South African Lepidoptera heterocera. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, out of print books, first editions, libri antichi and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |