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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1592.3a |
Author / Creator |
Howard, Leland O. |
Title |
THE INSECT BOOK. A POPULAR ACCOUNT OF THE BEES (sic) WASPS, ANTS, GRASSHOPPERS, FLIES AND OTHER NORTH AMERICAN INSECTS EXCLUSIVE OF THE BUTTERFLIES (sic) MOTHS AND BEETLES, WITH FULL LIFE HISTORIES. TABLES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES |
Published Date |
1902 |
Publisher |
Doubleday, Page & Company |
Description of Contents |
This book by Leland O. Howard is part of at least a 12 title series called THE NATURE LIBRARY (sometimes called the New Nature Library) published in several editions and added to over time by Doubleday. Series and volume numbers seem to change with each year of publication. Prominent horticulturalists, arborists, ornithologists, ichthyologists, mycologists, and lepidopterists contributed to the THE NATURE LIBRARY. The voluminous title of this book is self-descriptive. The range of insects detailed, known to many simply as bugs, is extensive. Bees, wasps, flies, and beetles are given close examination. Inside the front cover are found numerous small bits of paper with pencilled notes and accompanying page numbers. Blithewold's curator (MW) believes they are written in Augustine's hand. (Date unknown) See Obj.# 1976.1.1592.3b. These notes are gathered together in a mylar sleeve and returned to the front of the book. Exhibited Summer 2018. |
Physical Description |
Measures approximately 7 1/2" wide; 10" tall; and 1 3/4" deep. The book contains 429 pages printed on heavy cream stock. Its heft is substantial. Front and back boards are covered with fine-grained glazed green linen, bound with coarser red leather detailing. The spine is covered in that same red material; this wraps around the front and back boards. There is no printing on the front cover. The spine is printed in gilded lettering with the title, author's surname, and publisher's name, accessorized with horizontal gilded bands. Endpapers are a marbleized green and gold with cream veining, as is traditional with this series.. Extensively indexed and illustrated with colour plates and textual line drawings. |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Science Nature Insect Insecticides Natural History Biology Pest control |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
10 |