# 14750 (539). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the third stage of silk production when the silk worm has finished eating and begins to spin its cocoon of silk threads which are a quarter mile long or more and then begins to change into a moth. Nice image of the cocoons with straw placed over the silk worms and the cocoons formed. Clean copy. View More...
# 14746 (536). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the egg stage of silkworm production which lasts about ten days. View of a two story incubator in which the young eggs are placed and heated till hatching being tended by to people in native dress. Nice clean copy. View More...
# 2111 (349). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the history of the tower from William the Conqueror through today. It held the high prisoners like Sir Walter Raleigh among others and is now home to the royal jewels and 'beefeaters' costumes. ca.1912. View More...
# 16717 (56). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 ionch) with commentary on the backside about the production of chickens and eggs in the United States ca.1916. Photo of the inside of a poultry barn with chickens feeding on different levels, in the days before corporate farming and all the animals caged and machine feed. Fine clean copy. View More...
# 7965 (72). Stereograph on gray board (7 x 3 1/2 inch) with commentary on the backside about the bird, its habits and camouflage techniques. View of the bird in among sticks and leaves. Nice clean copy. View More...
Territory of Hawaii Board of Agriculture and Forestry, reprinted from the Report of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. Staple bound booklet, paper wrapper. Some darkening of cover, folded corner, otherwise very good condition. Pencil notes on front. Pages 79 - 109 with one illustration and 16 pages of tables, one fold-out. Report of the activities of the Division of Entomology in the Territory of Hawaii in 1916, mostly inspections and pest control. View More...
No date. ca. 1850s? 8 pages, illustrations of the owl, quail, dove, robin, sparrow, and crane, printed wrapper, small booklet measuring 3 1/4 x 2". Very good, paper darkened, no chipping or creasing. View More...
"Bulletin 265 (March 1925)". Pages 222-344; plates (19), tables, drawings, maps; index; bound in green paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 inch). Annual report of the state entomologist giving the years fiscal report, attempts at controlling pests in the agricultural crops, and public pests such as beetle infestations, mosquito control, and a series of lesser insect pests within the state of Connecticut. Clean copy with former owner's name Calvert E. Norland written on the cover and title page in ink. View More...
Revised from the 1922 edition. Farmers' Bulletin No. 1260. 46 pages; illustrations; paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 inch). Former owners stamp on the cover.Grain pests covered - Weevils, borers, moths, mealworms, beetles, book-lice, mites, parasites. Discusses the treatment for infested grains. Very good clean copy. View More...
HILGARDIA, 7 (June 1933): 467-522, map, illustrations, tables, bibliography. Concerns the biological life of Bean thrips of the order Thysanoptera. Complete issue of Hilgardia. Former owner's name on the front cover 'Calvert E. Norland'. View More...
HILGARDIA, 22 (July 1953): 203-234, illustrations, bibliography. Complete issue devoted to Barer's article. "The present article contains information on all tetranychid mites known from forage crops in the United States and Canada except for Bryobia praetiosa." View More...
Reprinted from HILGARDIA, 11, Number 11 (September 1938). Pages 635-669; illustrations, tables, charts; bilbiography; paper wrapper. Former owner's stamp "Agricultural Extension Service - Santa Ana". Introduced from the Pacific Islands before 1885 to southern California, it has become a major pest to orange and citrus crops. Deals with the biology of the stages, seasonal activities, economic damage, other species that are companions, and attempts to control it. View More...
Original publisher's brown cloth binding with gilt illustration of a bird on the front cover. Inscribed by author on half-title. 5 1/4" x 7 1/4." 206 pages, complete. Four color plates (sepia-gray color), complete. Gilt lettering on spine. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A fine copy. A highly detailed and descriptive book on fifty-six bird species that can be seen in Ireland. The author describes each bird's demeanor, habits, and song patterns, among other information. Some species discussed include the song thrush, redwing, fieldfare, ring ouzel, hedge sparrow, icterine ... View More...
Wrappers. Illustrations. Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Bulletin 130. Some tearing to wrappers' edges. Some unopened pages. Page edges are uncut. The book describes the habits of the wide variety of wild fowl: courtshi p; ne sting; eggs; young; plumages; food; game; winter; breeding range; spring migration; etc. View More...
xvi, 135 pages; illustrations; index; bound in green cloth with title and author imprinted on the cover, gilt lettering on the spine. An account by a leading ornithologist of juvenile birds and their growth before leaving the nest. Accompanied by illustrations. Some foxing to the front pages, otherwise a clean copy inside and out. View More...
Original publisher's green wrapper. 6 1/8" x 9 1/4." 104 pages, complete. Three black and white plates, complete. Former ownership stamp of "William F. Fennell" on top of front cover. On the back cover is a former ownership inscription in blue pen at the top. Covers are slightly browned along the edges but are otherwise clean and intact. Pages are very clean and intact. No internal remainder marks. A book about birds on the Bermuda islands. Three plates in the back show the western, central, and eastern sections of Bermuda. Contents of book: "Foreword," "Introduction," "List of loca... View More...
Original wrapper bound in. Green cloth binding with gilt lettering. 6 1/8" x 9 1/4." 104 pages (Pages 279-382), complete. Three black and white plates, complete. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A book about birds on the Bermuda islands. Three plates in the back show the western, central, and eastern sections of Bermuda. Contents of book: "Foreword," "Introduction," "List of localities," "List of species," "Hypothetical list," "Some general conclusions," "Literature cited," and "Index." View More...
Original publisher's pink wrapper. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Twelve pages (Pages 153-164), complete. Reprinted from The Auk, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, April 1909. Pages have been opened. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Slight dampstaining on fore-edge but does not affect text. William Brewster (1851-1919) was an American ornithologist, conservationist, and naturalist. He co-founded the AmericanOrnithologists' Union. In this article, Brewster corrects some of his previous conclusions about the Barrow's Golden-Eye and also makes new hypotheses about the species. View More...
Original publisher's pink wrapper. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Eleven pages (Pages 323-333), complete. Reprinted from The Auk, Vol. XXVII, No. 3, July 1910. Pages have been opened. Pages and covers are clean and intact overall. Very faint dampstaining on spine and fore-edge but does not affect text. William Brewster (1851-1919) was an American ornithologist, conservationist, and naturalist. He co-founded the American Ornithologists' Union. This pamphlet contains Brewster's discussion on the red-legged black duck with an emphasis on the relationship between leg coloration, age of the duck, and se... View More...
"Bulletin 327 (April 1931)". Pages 452-582; plates (20), maps, illustrations, tables; bound in grey paper wrapper (5 3/4 x 9 inch). Report of the activities carried out by the Agricultural Station during 1930. Contains the fiscal report for the year, insect and pest control, inspection of nurseries, Gypsy Moth control, Asiatic Beetle control, Mosquito control, and a series of lesser reports of agricultural pests. Clean copy. View More...
