Commander
05-Apr-2006, 03:42 PM
Over an online transaction, I bought an out-of-print edition of C&P2 (Updated) - 1954 from an antique bookshop in the UK. Even in those early years, the book was fairly detailed already and as thick as C&P4 is today.
I have the original C&P1 - 1936, but the condition of the book is quite bad. A search on the Internet found only one site selling it, and the quoted price is US$198. :confused: The original price of C&P1 in 1936, as printed on the cover of the book, was $4.50 (in Straits Settlement $$)
Anyway, the earlier books had the original genus/species/subspecies names before they were revised and updated. It was quite interesting also that the common names were also attached to some of the species thus listed.
E.g.
Arhopala abseus abseus - Aberrant BushBlue
Arhopala apidanus - Plain BushBlue (now reclassified as Flos apidanus saturatus)
Perhaps I should go dig out all the previous common names and add to our checklist.
I have the original C&P1 - 1936, but the condition of the book is quite bad. A search on the Internet found only one site selling it, and the quoted price is US$198. :confused: The original price of C&P1 in 1936, as printed on the cover of the book, was $4.50 (in Straits Settlement $$)
Anyway, the earlier books had the original genus/species/subspecies names before they were revised and updated. It was quite interesting also that the common names were also attached to some of the species thus listed.
E.g.
Arhopala abseus abseus - Aberrant BushBlue
Arhopala apidanus - Plain BushBlue (now reclassified as Flos apidanus saturatus)
Perhaps I should go dig out all the previous common names and add to our checklist.