A Treatise on Some of the Insects of New England Which are Injurious to Vegetation

Harris, Thaddeus William (1795-1856)

Published by White & Potter, Boston, 1852

Leather spine to stiff paper wraps; paste on spine label. 8vo; 9.5 inches tall 513 pages with an index. Very worn spine and wraps. Wraps with corner loss; page 505 of the index to the end with lower corner loss with no text missing. The binding are good with a clean text. First publishes in 1841 with a slightly different title and this edition has been greatly expanded. Written by a Harvard librarian and leading American entomologist. His passion was devoted to the study of insects, and he eventually acquired nearly 10,000 specimens--in its day, a collection considered the finest in the United States. Avoiding language that was too technical, Harris' writing is notable for the straightforward, easy to follow descriptions that would have appealed to an audience outside the ivory tower. Seller Inventory # 17309

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Treatise on Some of the Insects of New ...
Publisher: White & Potter, Boston
Publication Date: 1852
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued
Edition: Second Edition.