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    By John Curtis
    London   John Van Voorst
    10.5" by 7.5" xiv [1], 16-528pp
    A richly illustrated edition of John Curtis's entomological study of the insects found in British and Irish farms.
    By John Curtis

    1883 Farm Insects: Being the Natural History and Economy of the Insects injurious to the Field Crops of Great Britain and Ireland

    London   John Van Voorst
    10.5" by 7.5" xiv [1], 16-528pp
    A richly illustrated edition of John Curtis's entomological study of the insects found in British and Irish farms.
    £95.00
    : 1.5kgs / : 882F37
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    Description

    Colour Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding

    Illustrated with sixteen hand coloured plates. Collated, complete.

    First published in 1860, in this work John Curtis - a British entomologist, illustrator, engraver and writer - examines the problems presented by farm pests, and the losses to agricultural crops that they cause.

    This work was the product of many years of research, and initially appeared as articles periodically in 'The Gardner's Chronicle' in the 1840s and 1850s.

    Curtis is thought to be the first writer to bring to public attention the economic impact of pests.

    Condition

    Rebacked, in the publisher's original cloth binding, with original back strip laid down and boards restored. Retaining the original endpapers, with hinges reinforced. Externally, very smart. Internally, firmly bound. Spotting to title page. Pages otherwise lightly age toned due to paper type, but generally clean and bright.

    Very Good

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