Insects of the World
first edition Hardcover
1972 · New York
by Linsenmairer, Walter; Chadwick, Leigh E. (trans)
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1972. First American Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+ in Very Good- DJ. First American Edition. Hardcover. One of the benchmark volumes on insects. Overall, a handsome copy, very uncommon to find it signed by the author. Very minor shelf wear, hint of foxing at text block edge, signed by author on title page, else tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows moderate shelf/edge wear, several small, closed tears, touch of soil/foxing, else bright and clean. Green cloth boards, gilt lettering, frontispiece. 4to. 392pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Maps. Index. (Inventory #: 2909)