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

Published by John Owen, Cambridge, 1842

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Cambridge: John Owen, 1842. First Edition. Octavo (25cm.); publisher's black cloth, gilt-lettered spine; [4],459pp. Cloth a bit rubbed, spine crown pulled, rear endpaper quite browned, stock extremities foxed, else Very Good or better. Oft-reprinted monograph by the noted entomologist and botanist. SABIN 30524. Provenance: Contemporary engraved armorial ownership bookplate of Boston Brahmin businessman John Amory Lowell (1798-1881) featuring his coat of arms: the rather felangist hand holding three downwardly pointing arrows, the traditional stag's head replaced by an urn, and the Latin "Occasionem Cognosce." Laid in is a pencil sketch on onionskin of the bookplate, though possibly a sketch made by the later owner, John Lowell, Jr., whose 1946 ownership inscription is on the front free endpaper.

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Title
A Treatise on Some of the Insects of New England, which are Injurious to Vegetation
Author
Thaddeus William Harris [John Amory Lowell, previous owner]
Publisher
John Owen, Cambridge
Publication year
1842
Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Seller catalogs
19th Century, Americana, Nature / Natural History, Provenance / Association Copies

Capitol Hill Books, ABAA

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