A Treatise On Some of the Insects Injurious to Vegetation - Couverture souple

Harris, Thaddeus William; Flint, Charles Louis

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1144781981 ISBN 13 : 9781144781987

Editeur : Nabu Press, 2010

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Legislature of Massachusetts, 1859, chap. 93, I was directed to issue a new edition of T)i Harris sadmirable Treatise on Insects Injurious to Vegetation, with suitable additions and illustrations. By a resolve of the Legislature of 1861, chap. 80, I was authorized to use the plates prepared for the illustration of the edition for the Commonwealth, in the publication of one or more editions desio ned for a wider circulation than that for the State could be expected to have. It was thought best to insert the additions contemplated in the resolve, in the form of foot-notes. No alterations have been made in the authors language, and the additional notes are enclosed in brackets to distinguish them from those in the former editions. Large additions have been made to the text, however, from the authors own manuscripts. These will be found exclusively in the chapter upon the butterflies. In giving a somewhat wider significance to the title, I have but carried out the plan adopted by the author in his last revision of the work. Professor Louis Agassiz very kindly offered to supervise the drawings, comparing them with the original specimens before engraving. It is believed that very great scientific accuracy has thus been secured in the illustrations. Special acknowledgments are due to Professor Agassiz for this valuable service, and also for assistance rendered by way of suggestion and advice throughout. Acknowledgments are also due to the following gentlemen, who have contributed notes on the subjects named: Dr. John L, Leconte, of .P hiladelphia, on the Coleoptera; Philip
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Nabu Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1144781981
• ISBN 13: 9781144781987
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 674
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible