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Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland
by CURTIS, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- ex library-good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1883. Cloth. ex library-good. 528 p. 26 cm. 69 wood engravings and 16 full-page coloured steel engravings. Brown cloth hardcover. Hinges cracked outside, label mark on lower spine, corners worn. Endpapers have numerous label remains. Ink stamps on text block edges. Numerous ink and blind stamps. Title page and frontispiece coming loose. Rear hinge tender and front hinge taped internally. Pages neat, clean, and highly readable.
Title continues: "And also those which Infest Barns and Granaries. With Suggestions for their Destruction." Indexed.
Title continues: "And also those which Infest Barns and Granaries. With Suggestions for their Destruction." Indexed.
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On Oct 29 2022, a reader said:
Fantastic vintage book for the insect lover.
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Details
- Seller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 107737
- Title
- Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland
- Author
- CURTIS, John
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - ex library-good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1883
- Keywords
- Entomology, Insects, Farming, Agriculture, Britain, Ireland
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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- Edges
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- Cloth
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Text Block
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- Cracked
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- Spine
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- Title Page
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