Search Results: Nature - Entomology from Horizon Books

London, George Routledge and Sons, 1902, . . original two-part cloth, gilt title lettering on spine, lightly rubbed at edges, one leaf with marginal tear, hinges cracked but holding, a very good copy. . 12mo [19 x 13 cm]; xii, 368, [iv, ads] pp, 12 color lithographed (chromolithograph) plates including frontis, 61 test figures, index to plates. . Freeman 3788. Good survey with detailed plates, each with several illustrations. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1886, First edition. . original cloth, gilt butterfly vignette and gilt lettering on spine, very lightly rubbed at edges, a few pages with pencil annotations, signature of Mary Reeve-Spear Ross on endpaper, a fine and clean copy. . 8vo [19 x 14 cm]; 402, [vi, ads] pp, 93 illus, map, glossary, index. . The first butterfly manual of the United States. British Museum Natural History Catalogue page 617. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, William Lay, 1858, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and on cover in decorative gilt border, all edges gilted, cover rubbed, rebacked preserving original spine & endpapers, interior clean and near fine in very good cover, solid and tight binding. . 12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 288, [iii, ads including one for author's earlier book] pp, 8 fine hand colored engraved plates including frontis, engraved headpieces for each chapter, with the half title page, endpaper ads. . Freeman 1836. An attractively produced book by author of other high-class natural history books, one being an early work on aquariums done at the beginning of the aquarium craze in Victorian England. The work translates the aquarium, a habitat for fish and other marine animals, to one of insects where the enthusiastic nature lover could collect various insects and watch them grow and reproduce in the comfort of their own home. The plates, including many of butterflies, beetles, etc, are… Read More

London, Longman and Co., 1836, third edition. . original cloth, decorated in blind, head of spine chipped, front joint partly split, light foxing on few leaves but a nice copy. . 12mo [17.5 x 11 cm]; viii, 140 pp, 5 engraved plates of which 2 are hand-colored including frontis, glossary. . Freeman 1232. British Museum Natural History Library Catalogue 932 (which did not have the first edition). Not in Nissen. The first edition was published in 1824 in only 68 pages, with the third edition greatly enlarged and brought up-to-date. The author was helped by the famous entomologist, William Kirby. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, William Lay, 1858, First edition. . original cloth, gilt title lettering on spine and on cover in decorative gilt border, all edges gilted, cover rubbed and expertly re-set in binding, interior clean and near fine in very good cover, sound and tight binding. . 12mo [19 x 13.5 cm]; xii, 288, [iii, ads including one for author's earlier book] pp, 8 fine hand colored engraved plates including frontis, engraved headpieces for each chapter, with the half title page. . Freeman 1836. An attractively produced book by author of other high-class natural history books, one being an early work on aquariums done at the beginning of the aquarium craze in Victorian England. The work translates the aquarium, a habitat for fish and other marine animals, to one of insects where the enthusiastic nature lover could collect various insects and watch them grow and reproduce in the comfort of their own home. The plates, including many of butterflies, beetles, etc, are beautifully done, the frontis being one… Read More

Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, Blackie & Son, 1860, First Edition. . original red blind-stamped cloth with gilt decorations & gilt title lettering in border on spine with gilt vignettes of insects, edges rubbed, spine head bit worn with small chip, title & few other leaves lightly foxed, endpaper signed, clean, very good. . royal 8vo [26.5 x 19.5 cm]; xiv, [15]-528. [8, ads] pp, 16 hand-colored steel-engraved plates, each showing several figures, including frontis with tissue guard, 69 other wood-engraved illustrations, index. . Freeman 879. The entomologist author provides an important contribution to agriculture with descriptions of the natural history and economy of insects affecting field crops, pastures and vegetables, and the basis for their control. There were several later printings of this popular work. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Boston, The University Press, 1905, First edition. . contemporary half leather, scuffed, gilt lettering on spine, raised bands, marbled boards and edges, binding signed by U. Holzer, Boston, internally clean, bright and fine, in very good cover, presentation copy signed by the author, Jan. 1907. . 8vo [23 x 15.5 cm]; xii, 117 pp, engraved frontis portrait, 45 fine color lithographed (chromolithographs) plates, other illustrations from photos, index. . The author described and illustrated butterflies he believed were new to science. The attractive colored plates by B. Meisel, illustrate from one to four butterflies. The author describes the butterfly collecting trip by William Gerhard where he travelled in Bolivia over a period of more than a year in 1898 and 1899, based on Gerhard's letters and photos. Nissen 4356. British Museum Natural History Catalogue 2283. Not in Bennett. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, The Macmillan Company, 1914, First Edition. . original pictorial blue cloth, attractively decorated in green and orange with gilt title lettering on front cover and spine, edges rubbed lightly, else a near fine copy, interior clean and sound. . thick 8vo [19.5 x 13.5 cm]; xvi, 503, [8, ads], 396 illustrations from photos & drwgs, index. . Slingerland was an entomologist at Cornell University and based this work on his 20 years of research on insect problems encountered by the fruit growers of New York state. After his death, Crosby completed the work. Covers insects of apple, pear, peach, plum, cherry, quince, raspberry, blackberry, dewberry, currant, gooseberry, strawberry, grapes, cranberry, and the insecticides used to control them, very well-illustrated. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

Toronto, University of Toronto Press, [1960], First Edition. . blue green cloth, spine with gilt rules and lettering, dj (worn at edges, small chip), clean, near fine in good dj. . 8vo [24 x 16 cm]; xxiv, 361 pp, 12 color plates, including color map, 79 illustrations in text, including maps, bibliog, index. . The author was a pioneer in researching the Monarch, including its biology, but also its migration patterns. At the time he started his research, it was not known to where the Monarch migrated south in the winter, but his research was pioneering in helping to understand the migrations, and its winter quarters. There are maps of the breeding areas but the specific breeding areas of Mexico were discovered more recently. This book summarizes his 34 years of research. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

London, H. F. & G. Witherby, 1923, First Edition. . original cloth, shelf wear, spine label removed, front blank endpaper with piece cut out, else very clean, partly unopened, good copy. . 8vo [23 x 15 cm]; 292 pp, frontis, illus, plates from photos and drawings, index. . Much on insect life, spiders, ants, dung-burying beetles, monsoons, evolution of instinct, etc, by this eminent naturalist. Wood 386. A picture of this book is available on request by email.

New York, William Wood & Company, 1865, First edition. . original brown cloth, gilt cover title lettering, spine ends chipped, worn, joint cracked, internal hinge repaired, endpaper inscription, very light foxing on few leaves, interior very good. . 4to [29.5 x 23.5 cm]; xviii, [19] - 139 pp, 11 lithographed plates including fine hand colored frontis of fruit, 2 tinted plates, tissue guards. . Bennett 106. Hedrick 529. The entomologist author provides a detailed description with graphic and interesting plates. A picture of this book is available on request by email.