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Post by mygos on Mar 16, 2015 23:25:12 GMT -8
I will probably attend the auction, although I am not from Paris !
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Post by mygos on Mar 11, 2015 11:34:33 GMT -8
Still no price announced ! Seems very amateur to me ... Generally you give a prepublication price in order to get cash to pay the printer in time, and then the public price enables all the others to eventually purchase a copy ! In this case this book is privately published explaining the non experience in the business. No professionals seems to be partners in this project, and I am curious to see how they will succeed in the sales of this probably expensive book ?
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Post by mygos on Jan 7, 2015 23:43:47 GMT -8
If this still interests you, there is a Morpho diana for sale on ebay right now (according to the seller, I know very little about Morphos). I had never heard of it before and found this thread while searching it. He says it was collected by Eugene LeMoult, a name I believe I have heard before on this website. Anyway, good luck bidding if you're interested, it starts at $850. Alex Yes Alex, Eugène Le Moult was a famous french entomologist ! He wrote the first monograph on Morpho with Real in 1962 : E. Le Moult et P. Réal. Les Morpho d'Amérique du Sud et centrale : Historique, morphologie, systématique, 2 volumes. A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Jan 6, 2015 12:22:09 GMT -8
Always remember to check quality before comparing prices A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Dec 23, 2014 23:17:26 GMT -8
Thanks to Stringer and Krupten for these interesting Christmas stories ! Sometimes I regret Thanos , at least it was more fun You look like little kids to me ... A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Dec 12, 2014 3:21:47 GMT -8
Just received the book from the printer this morning. Congratulations to Michel Libert for this hard work A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Nov 24, 2014 13:27:05 GMT -8
Sorry Tom, but unfortunately, there is not much litterature I can suggest you ...
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Post by mygos on Nov 23, 2014 10:45:37 GMT -8
Hi Tom,
First specimen is a Cymothoe caenis female form conformis Second is Cymothoe jodutta ehmckei female
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Post by mygos on Nov 17, 2014 12:53:43 GMT -8
As you see Claude, publishing books in not an easy task A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Nov 16, 2014 13:44:05 GMT -8
Adam, He will be able to print another serie, but I doubt it will be necessary !
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Post by mygos on Nov 16, 2014 6:47:48 GMT -8
In reality it is not good scientific practise to describe new species and subspecies in a book, especially with such a low print run. The best approach is to publish the descriptions of new taxa in a journal first, and then include the taxa in the book with references to the original descriptions. Adam. That would be ideal Adam, and in the same time I think that when you publish a revision or monography, one must be quite proud of publishing something substancial ! A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Nov 16, 2014 3:05:24 GMT -8
What purpose does a "book" serve if only 75 copies are printed? Seriously,... is Hesperiidae research some private club that only the chosen can enter? Disappointed greetings... No private club Nomihoudai, but just a question of money ! As no editor is interested in the printing of such small market books, The author is printing his own books at his own cost ! With its last book published in 2013 on Lycaenidae genus Aphnaeus, we sold only 23 copies so far ... (Some additional copies have been given to some people who contributed to the work. 100 copies were printed, and the printer has been paid, which means that Michel LIBERT has some money sitting on a shelf. He is not a rich man and cannot afford for more copies. He prefer to work on his next monography. You are right in saying that in 20 years, this book will be hard to get, so rather than waiting 20 years, buy your copy now Cabintom, you are more that correct in saying it correspond to a very low demand Bichos, that would be a good idea to buy a copy If you all make an effort, rather than complaining about the high cost and the limited edition, we could print more of the next Libert's work and sell them at lower prices ... A+, Michel
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Post by mygos on Nov 15, 2014 10:20:03 GMT -8
I just had the confirmation from Michel LIBERT that only 75 copies will be printed ! Don't wait too long before placing your order ...
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Post by mygos on Nov 15, 2014 1:23:36 GMT -8
Thank you Peter !
Very interesting to learn about this courageous Lady ...
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Post by mygos on Nov 13, 2014 23:13:57 GMT -8
Price can seem to be high, but 270 pages with 26 colour plates printed in small quantity, i.e. less than a hundred is a real bargain ! A+, Michel Are there digital copies of these available for sale? Sorry Tom, no digital version ! But you know, I am an antiquarian book dealer A+, Michel
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