G. H. Locket; A. F. Millidge — British Spiders

London, Ray Society, 1951-1974. First edition. Cloth. A smart complete three volume set of this detailed work on the spiders of the British Isles, with illustrations. Complete in three volumes. First edition. With a colour frontispiece to volume one and many in-text images and figures to each volume. Volume one contains one hundred and forty-two images, volume two contains two hundred and fifty-four, and volume three contains seventy-five figures and six hundred and twelve maps. A detailed and comprehensive study of all the spiders found on the British Isles, with reference to British Araneologists and their work. Including chapters on the collection, preservation and examination of spiders, the external anatomy, and descriptions to the individual species. Written by George Hazelwood Locket, a British arachnologist, and Alfred Frank Millidge, a British arachnologist who wrote several works on spiders and, in 1983, became the first person to describe the spider species Walckenaeria crocea. They shared the 1974 H. H. Bloomer Award for their work. Volume three is also written by Peter Merrett, a British arachnologist. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrappers are also smart with minor wear to the extremities and the odd small mark to the panels. Light sunning to the spine and panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with minor age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good.