Transformations (or Metamorphoses) of Insects (Insecta, Myriapoda, Arachnida, and Crustacea)
- Publisher : Cassell, Petter, and Galpin
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 40 b/w plates, engravings to text
Description:
Second (undated) edition. Being an adaption, for English readers, of M. Émile Blanchard's "Metamorphoses, Moeurs et Instincts des Insects", and a compilation from the works of Newport, Charles Darwin, Spence Bate, Fritz Müller, Packard, Lubbock, Stainton, and others. With attractive wood engravings.
Condition
Roy. 8vo (255x165mm), orig. cloth, bevelled boards, stamped in black and gilt to front board, gilt to spine, some wear to head/foot of spine and corners; two small ink stains to front board; inner hinges split and a little slack. Good.