The Gypsy Moth. Porthetria Dispar (Linn.). A Report of the Work of Destroying the Insect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Together with an Account of Its History and Habits in Massachusetts and Europe.
by Forbush, Edward H.; Fernald, Charles H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None, as Issued.
- Seller
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Ashmore, Queensland, Australia
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About This Item
Boston: Wright & Potetr (printers), 1896. xii, 495pp + 100pp appendices, index, bw & col ills. Black cloth, no jacket. Ex-museum library with their stamps etc (inc Cancelled stamps), bookplate inside front cover, short tears to margins of some appendix pages, light even toning to page edges. Late 19th century entomology dealing with the Gypsy moth, a pest introduced from Europe to America in the 1860s and attempts to control/eradicate it in Massachusetts.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/None, as Issued.. 8vo.
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- Bookseller
- Lawrence Jones
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 052461
- Title
- The Gypsy Moth. Porthetria Dispar (Linn.). A Report of the Work of Destroying the Insect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Together with an Account of Its History and Habits in Massachusetts and Europe.
- Author
- Forbush, Edward H.; Fernald, Charles H
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None, as Issued.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Wright & Potetr (printers)
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- Gypsy Moth Porthetria Dispar Insect Pests Entomology Control Massachusetts USA A,merica Introduced Species Insecticides
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana & Canadiana; Natural History & Environment;
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About the Seller
Lawrence Jones
Biblio member since 2006
Ashmore, Queensland
About Lawrence Jones
I carry a general stock of approx 70000 titles of which only a small percentage is online. Viewing at my Ashmore bookrooms is welcome by appointment. While not specializing I have a good selection of art, natural history, military and surfing in stock. I also have many other non-fiction subjects, as well as approx 10000 paperback fiction titles on hand.
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