The Earthworm and The Common Housefly
by Samuelson, James:
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- hardcover
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County Leitrim, Ireland
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About This Item
Second edition. Humble Creatures; Part I. In Eight Letters by James Samuelson. Assisted by J. Braxton Hicks. With Microscopic Illustrations by the Authors. viii, 79 pp + 16 pp catalogue natural history books published by Van Voorst, December 1858. Frontispiece, & 8 other intricately detailed b/w plates. A detailed account of the anatomy and biology of the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris and the house fly Musca domestica. A little foxing around the extremities of the plates. Previous owner's bookplate on fep. Dark green cloth boards with gilt lettering on front board and spine. Blindstamp decoration on both boards. Top of spine and corners lightly rubbed. Overall condition VG+.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Owl Books
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- Bookseller Inventory #
- 2018
- Title
- The Earthworm and The Common Housefly
- Author
- Samuelson, James:
- Book condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: John Van Voorst, 1860.
- Keywords
- Science, Biology, Microscope, Entymology
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County Leitrim
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About Owl Books
Owl Books is located in Kinlough, Co. Leitrim in the north-west of Ireland.We stock a wide range of topics including Natural History, Country Sports, General Literature, Travel and Topography, Religious and Modern Firsts. We welcome any enquiries.
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- gilt
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