Farm Insects

London: Van Voorst, 1883. xiv, 15-528, 16 fine hand-col engraved plates, 69 wood engravings in text. . HB. Roy. 8vo, rebound in recent qtr morocco, gt, marbled boards (slight rubbing to corners), marbled endpapers. Bibliographical note on this re-issue by E.B. Basden pasted to front endpaper. Backstrip from orig. cloth binding loosely inserted. Occasional light foxing. Hand-coloured plates very… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

Glasgow : Blackie and Son, 1860. Leather. Very Good. 10" by 6.5". Not Stated. A richly illustrated copy of Farm Insects, written by John Curtis, with hand coloured plates. Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects Injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland, which is also added Infest Barns and… Read more about this item

London: John Van Voorst, 1883. Cloth. Very Good. 10.5" by 7.5". Not Stated. A richly illustrated edition of John Curtis's entomological study of the insects found in British and Irish farms. Illustrated with sixteen hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.First published in 1860, in this work John Curtis - a British entomologist, illustrator, engraver and writer - examines the… Read more 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… Read more about this item

London: Van Voorst, 1883. xiv, 15-528, 16 fine hand-col engraved plates, 69 wood engravings in text. . HB. Roy. 8vo, maroon, pebbled cloth, gilt rule to head and foot of spine, publisher's name to foot. This doesn't appear to be the standard publisher's binding, but possibly a later, plainer variant. Small mark to rear board; some spotting to fore… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1860. xiv, 15-528, 16 hand-col engraved plates, 69 wood engravings in text. . HB. Roy. 8vo, orig. dec. cloth, rebacked preserving orig. backstrip, rubbed, some wear, new endpapers, minor wear. Some foxing to prelims, occasional spotting elsewhere.. 1st edition. The fine hand-coloured plates illustrate insect pests and the damage they cause to crops. John Curtis… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Blackie & Son, 1860. xiv, 15-528, 16 hand-col engraved plates, 69 wood engravings in text. . HB. Roy. 8vo, rebound in recent cloth, leather title piece to spine, original endpapers retained, aeg. Very occasional ink marks to text, otherwise clean.. 1st edition. The fine hand-coloured plates illustrate insect pests and the damage they cause to crops. John Curtis… Read more about this item

Glasgow: Blackie & Son. 1860. First Edition. Hardcover. Spine half destroyed, front cover detached, light toning to top edge of text block else internally clean and tight ; tall 8vo ; Leather, 528p., illustrated, 16 hand colored plates. .

John Van Voorst, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Name of the previous owner. Publication of 528 pages. Heavy book may require extra postage unless posted within South Africa. Complete with all plates. Frontispiece in color. There is gilt on the spine of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and un-cut edges. There are… Read more about this item

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.