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18730008206Springfield Illnois: State Journal Steam Print. 1873. First edition. Wrappers. Very Good. 8vo; vi 167-292 37 pages purple wrappers. Ex libris Mrs. Harry A. Jones Sycamore Illinois. Rare. No copy on WorldCat. <br/><br/>Dr. LeBaron was the state entomologist. This report features insects injurious to the apple insects injurious to the cotton-wood transporting useful parasitic insects etc. State Journal Steam Print. unknown
1877biblio131Qu�bec: Darveau 1877. Good. <p>in12 rel demi-toile plats marbrés VIII 785p ill exemplaire fortement humidifié mais sans taches de mouillures ex-biblio Très rare</p> Darveau unknown
1862ST15736mBoston: William White 1862. Third Edition First Illustrated. 237 x 152 mm. 9 1/4 x 6". xi 1 640 pp. <br/> Publisher's brown cloth decorated in gilt and blind upper cover with oval ornament composed of insects and vegetation smooth spine with gilt titling. With numerous black & white illustrations in the text five of these full-page and EIGHT COLOR PLATES depicting a total of 107 insects. Front pastedown with blank engraved award certificate for a county fair exhibition in the 1860s. Sabin 30524. One corner gently bumped gilt lettering on spine a little discolored occasional faint offsetting but A VERY FINE COPY WITH NO SIGNS OF USE and few signs of age.<br/> <br/> Written by a Harvard librarian and leading American entomologist this is an outstanding copy of one of the most important treatises on pest control in agriculture printed in the 19th century. Thaddeus William Harris 1795-1856 trained as a medical doctor but gave up the profession to become librarian at Harvard University where he introduced one of the first card catalogue systems and increased the University's holdings from 30000 to 65000 over the course of his tenure. Though diligent in this work Harris' real passion was for entomology; his spare time was devoted to the study of insects and he eventually acquired nearly 10000 specimens--in its day a collection considered the finest in the United States. Sometimes overshadowed by contemporaries like naturalist Asa Grey who was given a Harvard professorship over Harris and fellow entomologist Thomas Say Harris' work was nonetheless pivotal in the development of the study of insects and he was deemed "the greatest entomologist in the world" by the brilliant zoologist and fellow Harvardian Louis Agassiz. The present work first appeared in a report for the Massachusetts Commission on the Zoological and Botanical Survey in 1841 and printed separately in 1842 under the title "A Treatise on Some of the Insects of New England Which Are Injurious to Vegetation." Eschewing language that was too technical Harris' writing is notable for the straightforward easy to follow descriptions that would have appealed to an audience outside the ivory tower. According to ANB "Harris' reputation rests largely on this work and through its influence he is credited with founding practical or economic entomology emphasizing the control of insect pests in the United States. At the end of the century it still was considered an essential manual for entomologists of the Northeast." This third edition introduces several lovely hand-colored plates enriching the text and offering a distinct advantage over earlier editions. Ours is as clean and attractive a copy as one can hope to find with none of the wear one usually finds on publisher's bindings of this period. William White unknown
1859802881859. ENTOMOLOGY ANNALES DE LA SOCIETE ENTOMOLOGIQUE DE FRANCE INTERRUPTED RUN 1859 - 1920 BOUND VOLUMES AND ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Societe Entomologique de France. Over 150 color plates hundreds morte monochrome/tinted plates. Offered as a lot. 24 bound volumes the rest in parts in original wrappers. Condition good to excellent. A few covers are detached or spines split in the paper issues and spines of a few of the bound volumes are chipped and backstrip is detached 1859 volume. Very few plates are flawed: a few may have partial dampstaining. Overall the color plates are delicate and vivid in excellent condition. As follows: Series 3 1859-60 2 volumes Series 4 1861-67 1869-70 9 volumes Series 5 1872-1879 8 volumes Series 6 1883-1890 8 volumes 1891-1895 1897-1899 1902-1903 1906 1909 1913-1920 LX - LXXXIX 20 volumes 1895 vol LXIV lacks part 3. Complete list available upon request. unknown
