{"product_id":"coleman-our-woodlands-british-butterflies-1859-1860","title":"Antique Our Woodlands \u0026 British Butterflies W.S. Coleman Routledge 1859-1860","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eTwo W. S. Coleman titles bound as one: \u003cem\u003eOur Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges\u003c\/em\u003e (1859) and \u003cem\u003eBritish Butterflies\u003c\/em\u003e (1860), both published by Routledge and both illustrated by the author. Coleman cross-references the first book on the title page of the second, which tells you exactly how this volume came to be: someone recognized these as companion pieces and had them bound together, which was common practice and good judgment. Coleman is an interesting figure to own, a Member of the Entomological Society of London who went on to become one of the more significant decorative artists of the Victorian period, designing for Minton among others. The butterfly frontispiece alone is worth the price of admission, a full-page engraved plate of native British species drawn from life by the author himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[d]Author | W. S. Coleman, Member of the Entomological Society of London\u003cbr\u003e[d]Titles | Our Woodlands, Heaths, and Hedges (1859) and British Butterflies (1860)\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | Routledge, Warnes \u0026amp; Routledge \/ Routledge, Warne \u0026amp; Routledge\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dates | 1859 and 1860\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Half red leather with raised bands, gilt-tooled spine panels, red cloth boards with leather corner pieces\u003cbr\u003e[d]Features | Marbled page edges in red, green, and cream; gilt fillet ruling to boards; two complete texts bound as one volume\u003cbr\u003e[d]Illustrations | Wood engravings throughout both texts by the author; engraved butterfly frontispiece plate\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 6.5 in W x 4.5 in H x 1 in D\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eThe binding carries honest wear throughout. The red leather spine is heavily rubbed, with the surface color largely worn away across much of its length and the gilt tooling on the spine panels partially legible. The green title label is intact and fully readable. The cloth boards are worn at the hinges and corners, the nap rubbed flat in areas, with the leather corner pieces present and intact. The marbled page edges survive in good color, the red, green, and cream combed pattern still clearly visible. Both text blocks are the strength of this copy: pages throughout are clean and crisp, free of foxing, with the wood-engraved illustrations sharp throughout. The butterfly frontispiece plate is present and intact. The binding is worn but holding; the contents of both texts are sound. A Good copy, carried by clean interiors, an attractive frontispiece, and the appealing fact of two companion volumes sharing one binding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51433492316438,"sku":"AMD-03158","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/June_2026_drews_books-8004.jpg?v=1781645107","url":"https:\/\/austynmariedesign.com\/products\/coleman-our-woodlands-british-butterflies-1859-1860","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}