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U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fourth Report of the United States Entomological Commission, Being a Revised Edition of Bulletin No. 3, and the Final Report on the Cotton Worm, Together with a Chaper on the Boll Worm
by Riley, Charles V
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Savage, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1885. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. These worms were of particular interest as they caused much damage to crops, especially cotton. With two fold out maps and 64 plates of which 6 are chromolithographs. Bound in the original dark brown cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Spine has faded to a lighter brown and gilt title now appears black. Rubbing, chipping, and spotting to book cloth with wear to edges and corners. Spots of foxing to first and last few pages, but clean overall. Creasing to a few corners. 399 pages, plates, 147 pages of appendices. NAT/082522.
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- Bookseller
- The Kelmscott Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35998
- Title
- U.S. Department of Agriculture. Fourth Report of the United States Entomological Commission, Being a Revised Edition of Bulletin No. 3, and the Final Report on the Cotton Worm, Together with a Chaper on the Boll Worm
- Author
- Riley, Charles V
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1885
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Savage, Maryland
About The Kelmscott Bookshop
Our bookshop is open by appointment only in Historic Savage Mill. We specialize in artists' books, private press, William Morris, and general rare and antique books.
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- Edges
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- Rubbing
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- Chipping
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- Cloth
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