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Catalog Number |
1976.1.1592.7.1 |
Author / Creator |
Holland, W.J. |
Title |
THE MOTH BOOK: A POPUULAR GUIDE TO A KNOWLEDGE OF THE MOTHS OF NORTH AMERICA |
Published Date |
1905 |
Publisher |
Doubleday, Page & Company |
Description of Contents |
This book by W.J. Holland is part of at least a 12 title series called THE NATURE LIBRARY (sometimes called the New Nature Library Series) 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. Exhibited 2018 THE MOTH BOOK is written by a globally esteemed entomologist, W. J. Holland, and dedicated to his "honored friend" Andrew Carnegie. Mr. Holland also wrote THE BUTTERFLY BOOK in this series. This volume covers moths' life histories, species capture and preservation, scientific classification, and lists books published about North American moths. There is great emphasis on the science of moths. Occasionally, the author digresses to quote vignettes on moths from historians, poets, writers, and composers. This book has a mate, Obj.# 1976.1.1954.7.2, bound differently and catalogued separately. |
Physical Description |
Measures approximately 7 1/2" wide; 10" tall; and 1 3/4" deep. The book contains 479 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. Extensively indexed and illustrated. |
Condition |
Good |
Search Terms |
Book Non-Fiction Nature Moths Insect Butterfly Botany Botanical Horticulture Science Entemology |
Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Object Name |
Book |
Number of images |
8 |