THE INSECT LEGION
by Malcolm Burr
Published by James Nisbet & Co. Ltd.. 1st. 1939
Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper. At the time of writing, insects were the cause of half the world's mortality, each year they destroyed enough food to supply 200 million people. In this book, Dr. Malcolm Burr tells the story of The Insect Legion with scientific authority and in a most attractive style. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations.
Boards clean. Spine slightly cocked. Text block, endpapers and plate margins browned. Small name in ink to front pastedown. Some foxspots present else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is browned, edge-worn with a few chips and edge-tears, grubby.
Stock no. 1827986
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- ENTOMOLOGY
- INSECT
