The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers, Flies and Other North American Insects Exclusive of the Butterflies, Moths and Beetles, With Full Life Histories, Tables and Bibliographies
New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1908. Reprint. Hard Cover. Fair / No Jacket. Item #2353166
1903 printing. Spine heavily toned with label lost and title rewritten by hand, boards a bit soiled, hinges loose but holding, newspaper clippings affixed to front endpapers. Text clean and unmarked.
xxvii, 429 pp. 48 color and black-and-white plates, 264 in-line illustrations. A comprehensive illustrated entomological study, by a pioneer in the field, who worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as chief of the bureau of entomology.
Price: $20.00
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