1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition, Volume II (Second Series)

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Published in 1959 by Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd., this is the first edition of Volume II of E. F. Linssen’s Beetles of the British Isles, issued as the Second Series of this detailed mid-century entomological guide.

 

Spine view - 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition - Series 2
Spine view – 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition – Series 2

 

This volume covers the superfamilies Clavicornia, Heteromera, Lamellicornia, Phytophaga, Rhynchophora, and Strepsiptera, offering extensive identification material supported by eighty-seven plates of text figures and diagrams. Collated complete.

Bound in the original red cloth boards with gilt lettering to the spine and front panel, with decorative page edges. The original dust wrapper is present, price-clipped, and protected under a library covering. As an ex-library copy, it shows typical institutional evidence of use. There is a full seam split between the front pastedown and front endpaper, though the text remains intact.

pages inside - 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition - Volume 2
pages inside – 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition – Volume 2

Details

  • Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd.

  • Year: 1959

  • Edition: First Edition, Second Series

  • Volume: II

  • Binding: Red cloth with gilt titles

  • Dust Jacket: Original, price-clipped, in protective wrap

  • Pages: 295

  • Size: 7″ × 5″

  • Condition Notes: Ex-library; protective wrapper; seam split at front endpaper/pastedown; all plates and text present.

    page inside - 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition - Volume 2
    page inside – 1959 Beetles of the British Isles by E. F. Linssen — First Edition – Volume 2

A substantial scientific reference from mid-century British entomology and a noteworthy first edition within the Warne natural history series.

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