New York State Museum Handbook 4: The Spring and Summer Activities of the Dusky Skunk in Captivity; With a Chapter on the Insect Food of the Dusky Skunk

Original publisher's beige paper wrappers. Black lettering on front cover and spine. Small black-and-white illustration on front cover and title page. Front cover and title page are virtually identical. 5" x 7 1/2." 103 pages, complete. Forty black-and-white illustrations (Figures), complete. Bibliography follows the first part. Index in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for a browned title page and minuscule age toning on the remaining pages. Covers are very clean and intact except for browning, a small colored pencil mark or streak in upper-left corner on front, a tiny stain in lower-left corner on front, and minuscule wear to extremities. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. New York State Museum Handbook 4, a spotlight on the "dusky skunk" (mephitis mephitis nigra), also known as the Eastern striped skunk, and its behavior in captivity and preference for certain kinds of insects. Replete with many illustrations of young skunks as they progress in their development. Part of the text commends the skunk, amid negative popular depictions, for its fur that can be used in the fur trade and its diet of destructive insects and mice. "The Spring and Summer Activities of the Dusky Skunk in Captivity" authored by William T. Shaw, Assistant Zoologist, New York State Museum. "The Insect Food of the Dusky Skunk" authored by K. F. Chamberlain, Assistant Entomologist, New York State Museum. …