Janse, A. J. T: The Moths of South Africa. Gelechiadae. Vol. VI, Parts 1 & 2

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Janse, A. J. T : The Moths of South Africa. Gelechiadae. Vol. VI, Parts 1 & 2

(Pretoria: Transvaal Museum, 1958 & 1960)

Each volume signed "With the author's compliments" on upper cover. Two volumes, each 243 x 154 mm; printed wrappers; pp. 144 + 32 (plates), [145-240]. Wrappers somewhat browned in each case; institutional hand-stamp to upper cover of first volume; slight damp stain to fore-edge of wrappers in second volume; small tape repair to tail of spine in second volume; edges a bit foxed. Good condition. "About two weeks before he died at the age of ninety-two, he was planning the next volume of his Moths of South Africa for which he had already made all the illustrations. The result of all this work is that his successors now have almost a complete collection of South African moths to study and seven volumes of descriptions by which they may be compared." - DSAB IV, pp. 258-259.

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