The Observer's Book of Common British Insects & Spiders

Linssen, E.F.; Newman, L. Hugh

Published by Frederick Warne & Co., 1966

About this Item

Condition: (see pics.) Dust jacket worn, green boards. Beautifully illustrated with 322 illustrations both in colour and in black and white. 1966 reprint. 145mm x 100mm x 18mm. Synopsis: IN THIS CONCISE POCKET VOLUME, EACH OF THE TWENTY-ONE ORDERS OF INSECTS FOUND IN THE BRITISH ISLES HAS BEEN OUTLINED, AND OVER 300 OF THE MORE COMMON SPECIES ARE GIVEN IN THE TEXT. REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SPIDER CLASS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE BOOK, SINCE THESE ARE, BOTH FROM ECOLOGICAL AND FROM POPULAR POINTS OF VIEW, OFTEN CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH INSECTS. THE SIXTY-FOUR PLATES, THIRTY-TWO OF WHICH ARE IN FULL COLOUR, COMPRISE 322 FIGURES ILLUSTRATING, MORE THAN 200 OF THE SPECIES MENTIONED IN THE TEXT AND SHOWING VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT: SIZE IS INDICATED BY A SCALE ON THE PLATE OR IN THE ACCOMPANYING CAPTION. THE SECTIONS ON TRICHOPTERA AND LEPIDOPTERA HAVE BEEN CONTRIBUTED BY L. HUGH NEWMAN, F.R.E.S., F.R.H.S.; THE REST OF THE BOOK IS THE WORK OF E. F. LINSSEN, F.Z.S., F.R.E.S. EDITION 1966 ENGLISH VERSION.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Observer's Book of Common British Insects & Spiders
• Publisher: Frederick Warne & Co.
• Publication Date: 1966
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
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