The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites.
by Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
London: Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji, 1930. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, black boards, figures, black & white & colour plates, frontispiece colour map, boards minimally rubbed & marked, inner hinge little split (pages firm), spine little slack, edges & pages faintly toned, small scuff mark title page & front flyleaf, gum residue inside front cover (label removal), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 269 pp. This book by J. D. Tothill is about the control by parasites of the purple moth known as Levuana iridescens, B.B., which was destroying the leaves of coconuts and reducing the production of copra in Fiji, in 1924. The many drawings and plates make this a good volume to add to a nature collection. (Plus unnumbered pages of plates at rear.).
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25419
- Title
- The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites.
- Author
- Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- nature, insects, entomology, biosciences, biology, biological control, rural, history, pacific, fiji, collectible, collectable
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURE & ANIMALS;
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
Parcels posted within Australia by Australia Post. Overseas parcels from Australia posted by Air Mail with full tracking (about 10 to 30 days delivery, but delays in post possible). Expertly wrapped. Genuine guarantee. We request extra postage for heavy books.
About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
Biblio member since 2004
Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
Friendly family-owned internet bookshop located in Sydney's inner west. Selling books since 1998 (online since 2000). A broad range of quality secondhand and antiquarian books, particularly Australian history and society (Australiana), psychology, health, animals/pets, environment, science, religion, books for children. Mostly nonfiction.
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