A Field Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe

Michael Chinery

ISBN 10: 0002192160 / ISBN 13: 9780002192163

Published by William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., London, 1979

About this Item

Firmly bound, illustrated white cloth boards. Some dust marks on cover, a little wear at the base of the spine. Marks on the first few pages, ownership label inside, no jacket was issued for this edition. First published in 1972, tis is a reprint of the 1976 second edition.

Seller Inventory # 098669

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Field Guide to the Insects of Britain and Northern Europe
• Publisher: William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd., London
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0002192160
• ISBN 13: 9780002192163
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: with 60 colour plates by Gordon Riley, Denys Ovenden and Brian Hargreaves
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Printing: 3rd Printing
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

A true field guide for insects, over 1000 illustrations, 778 in colour. No other group of living creatures has such variety of form, colour, function and habitat as insects. There is no simple definition that takes in all the variations, all that can be done is to list those features of insects that distinguish them from other animals. This book has been designed to help the the non-specialist place an insect in its correct group and to provide the basic knowledge necessary for tackling the more detailed works. It is hoped that the specialist may also find this book of use in dealing with those orders with which he is less familiar.