Entomology from Natural History Books

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994. First edition.. A fine, as new, copy.. Pp. (11), 228; numerous color and black-and-white photos, numerous text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher’s original illustrated dark green cloth, the spine is lettered in silver, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. The authors interweave their personal adventures with the social life of ants, building, from… Read more about this item

Albany, New York: C. Van Benthuysen, 1854. First edition.. There is scattered foxing to the endpapers, some light foxing and browning to the plate tissue guards, the hand-colored plates are bright and clean, and the cloth binding is clean and unused; a tight copy in very good condition.. Pp. viii, 272, 49 full page plates - 46 are… Read more about this item

London: Methuen & Co. LTD., 1958. First edition with minor corrections.. A near fine copy.. Pp. xix, 322, 115 text-figures. Publisher’s green cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, 8vo. This volume is an introduction to parasitology divided into two parts, The Parasites and The Host and its Reactions. This volume is from the research collection of herpetologist… Read more about this item

Hamilton, IL: Dadant and Sons, 1997. Third printing.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. xxv, 1324; numerous black-and-white photos, halftones, line-drawings, and graphs. Publisher’s original wine-red cloth, decorated in gilt on the spine and front cover and boldly lettered in gilt, thick lg 8vo. This new edition follows the tradition of Langstroth… Read more about this item

Lancaster, PA: The New Era Printing Company, 1910-1924. First edition.. A tight and clean set in near fine condition.. Pp. 205; 259; 386; 400; 387; 460; 300; 427; 529; 520; 347. Early full black pebble cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine + original pale green printed wrappers (for Part IV), lg 8vo. This is… Read more about this item

Cambridge, MA: Cambridge Entomological Club, 1896-1898. First edition.. A bright and clean copy in near fine condition.. Pp. 46. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, 8vo. From: Psyche, Journal of Entomology, volume 7: 323-327, 382-384, 402-403, 407-411, 419-422, 443-445, volume 8: 6-8, 35-37, 50-51, 64-66, 257-260, 269-273, 293-296. This work contains… Read more about this item

Urbana: Illinois State Laboratory of Natural History, 1916. First edition.. Light edge wear to the wrappers, outer wrappers lightly soiled and sunned on the outer edges and spine; overall a very good copy.. Pp. 179; 21 full page plates (line-drawings, half-tones, black-and-white photos). Original printed cream-colored wrappers, lg 8vo. Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of… Read more about this item

Boston: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1936.. A near fine copy.. Pp. 103; 28 text-figures (line-drawings of wings). Original printed pale green wrappers, lg 8vo. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, volume 70, no. 9. The Phoridae are a family of small, hump-backed flies resembling fruit flies. Phorid flies can… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: Academy of Sciences, 1959. First edition.. Near fine copy.. Pp. 163. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original light brown printed wrappers bound in place), 8vo. Proceedings of the Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, volume 111. The Romaleidae are also called the lubber grasshoppers. This work is from the private… Read more about this item

Various places, 1871-1959. First edition.. Very good to near fine condition.. Pp. 5000+, numerous line-drawings, photographs, maps and others. Each offprint is separately bound in quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, usually with the original printed wrappers bound in place, 8vo or 4to. The offprints date from the 1870s to the 1950s.… Read more about this item

Madrid: Imprenta de Fortanet, 1884. First edition.. Yellow wrappers a little worn on edges, one outer corner of text with slight wear; a very good copy.. Pp. 5-73, 3 full page lithograph plates. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original yellow plain wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Anales de la Soc. Espanola… Read more about this item

Genève: Aubert-Schuchardt, 1892. First edition.. Light marginal browning and a few small tears to the outer margins of the first two pages; otherwise a very good copy.. Pp. 26 (2), 3 fine lithograph plates (colored in green). Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, lg 4to. Early very small name stamp of Frederick M.… Read more about this item

Topeka: Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 1943. First edition. Very good copy.. Pp. 440, 464 text-figures and photos, 4 full page color plates. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original color pictorial printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture 20, no. 945. From the… Read more about this item

London: British Museum, 1929. First edition. Near fine copy.. Pp. 50, 51 text-figures, 2 full page maps. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original green printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. This is the complete work on grasshoppers. From the private library of entomologist Herbert S. Wallace with his signature on… Read more about this item

Philadelphia: American Entomological Society, 1914-1915. First edition. A clean, very good copy.. Pp. 271-344, 4 full page plates; pp. 155-224, 6 full page plates; pp. 225-290, 4 full page plates. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original wrappers bound in place), 8vo. Four parts (bound separately in three volumes) of this rare monograph:… Read more about this item

Honolulu: Bishop Museum, 1939. First edition. Bump to bottom edge prior to the binding of the work, a tight and clean very good copy.. Pp. v, 220, numerous text-figures. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original brown printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 124 and Pacific Entomological… Read more about this item

Honolulu: Bishop Museum, 1935. First edition. Tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. 156, numerous text-figures. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original brown printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin 113 and Pacific Entomological Survey Publication No. 6. Scarce work on the insect fauna… Read more about this item

Topeka: Kansas State Agricultural College, 1925. First edition. Very good copy.. Pp. 231, 2 color plates. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original wrappers bound in place), 8vo. Kansas Agricultural Experiment Technical Bulletin Station, no. 17. Name stamps of T.H. Hubbell and F.W. Walker on the front endpaper. From the private… Read more about this item

Urbana: Natural History Survey, 1927. First edition. Tight and clean copy in very good condition.. Pp. (4), 137-309. Quarter black cloth over green snake-skin patterned stiff boards, (original cream-colored printed wrappers bound in place), lg 8vo. State of Illinois, Department of Registration and Education, Division of the Natural History Survey, Bulletin of the Illinois, volume 16,… Read more about this item

Mount Vernon, NY: John D. Sherman, Jr., 1927. First edition. Very good copy.. Pp. 146. Early blue cloth, gilt-lettered on the spine, lg 8vo. Ex-library from the Reading Public Museum with white call number on spine and single museum ink stamp on page 100 but few signs of use.