Yale Center for British Art

Title:
The night-flyers : a series of moth pictures.
Published / Created:
London : Paul Jerrard & Son, 170 Fleet St., [ca. 1860?]
Physical Description:
[30] pages : hand-colored illustrations ; 27 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
The general text is printed in pink. The text of headings, title page, presentation page, publisher's advertisements (p. [29]), and floral borders are printed in gold.
Contents:
The deathshead moth -- The ghost moth -- The red under-wing -- The tiger moth -- The yellow under-wing -- The night moth -- The marsh moth -- The peach-blossom moth -- The puss moth -- The eggar moth.
Subject Terms:
Moths -- Pictorial works. | Natural history. | Cay, Mary Anne -- Ownership.
Form/Genre:
Lithographs -- Hand-colored -- 1860. | Caoutchouc bindings (Binding) | Publisher's advertisements. | Gift books.
Contributors:
Paul Jerrard & Son, publisher.