The Gypsy Moth: Porthetria Dispar (Linn.)
by Edward H. Forbush and Charles H. Fernald
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston: Massachusetts Board of Agriculture, 1896. 1st. Decorative Cloth. Collectible; Very Good. A Report of the Work of Destroying the Insect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Together with an Account of Its History and Habits Both in Massachusetts and Europe". 1896 1st edition. Solid and VG in its dark cloth, with decorative blindstamping and rule to the panels and gilt-lettering along the spine. Thick octavo, 495 pgs. plus appendix and index. 66 plates, a number of them in rich chromolithography.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8093
- Title
- The Gypsy Moth: Porthetria Dispar (Linn.)
- Author
- Edward H. Forbush and Charles H. Fernald
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1896
- Keywords
- Are Natural science, moths, the Gypsy moth, rare Entomology
- Bookseller catalogs
- Science; Natural Science;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2005
Waccabuc, New York
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...