"London: Woodfall and Kinder, printers"--Verso of t.p Introduction, v. 1, dated Sept. 15, 1856 Plates signed: W.C. Hewitson, del. et lith. ... printed by Hullmandel & Walton; M. & N. Hanhart; Walter & Cohn Plates are hand-colored lithographs Includes bibliographical references and index extracted picklist SCNHRB copy (39088013482138, 39088013482179, 39088013482211, 39088013482252, 39088013482294, 39088013482336) has an additional v. comprising the original printed paper wrappers to each pt., dated in ms. from pt. 1, December 1st 1851 to pt. 100, Jan 1877; with titles: Exotic butterflies, being illustrations of new species; selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Some of the pts. bound with indexes SCNHRB copy has bookplates: Collection of William Schaus, presented to the National Museum MCMV SCNHRB copy blind-embossed on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum [ms. acc. no.] 199643 SCNHRB copy has printed bibliographical notes concerning the publication dates of the vols laid-in v. 1. Occasional pencilled ms. notes, mostly dating of the plates, throughout SCNHRB copy bound in green leathers, title in gilt within raised bands of spine