Popular British Entomology; containing a famliar and technical description of the Insects most common to the localities of the British Isles.
by Catlow, Maria E
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Entomology Monographs . 3rd. Ed. Pub. Routledge, Warne & Routledge. 1860. pp.x, 280 with 16 hand-coloured plates. 8vo. Hardback. Contents nr. fine. Cords stretched, front hinge showing wear and tender; repair to rear internal hinge. Original cloth binding with blind stamped and gilt decoration in vg. condition. As well as solo works, Maria Catlow and her sister Agnes (also a scientific writer and illustrator), wrote several books together including Sketching Rambles: Or, Nature in the Alps and Apennines (1861).
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- Popular British Entomology; containing a famliar and technical description of the Insects most common to the localities of the British Isles.
- Author
- Catlow, Maria E
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- Used
- Edition
- 3rd. Ed. Pub. Routledge, Warne & Routledge. 1860
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Entomology Monographs
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