Borne on the Wind. The Extraordinary World of Insects in Flight
Published by London Chatto & Windus, 1975
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB, Cape Town, South AfricaQuagga Books ABA ; ILAB
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Condition: Used - Good
US$ 12.00
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64 pages of full colour and b&w photographs. The author developed a camera shutter and an electronic flash system that is triggered within one-millionth of a second of an insect's breaking a light beam to record an insect in flight. Descriptive text and detailed captions. Section on aerodynamics of insect flight and an explanation of the author's special photographic process. Some light toning and grubby marks to end papers. Light scattered foxing with foxing to all edges. 159 Pages. Binding sound. 1st Edition. Condition: Good-. Dust jacket: Fair to good. Edge-wear to all extremities. Foxing to verso. Binding: Hardcover. Some light edge-wear. Foxing to covers.
Seller Inventory # 306566
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Borne on the Wind. The Extraordinary World of Insects in Flight
- Author
- Dalton, Stephen. Kings, John (Ed)
- Publisher
- London Chatto & Windus
- Publication year
- 1975
- Condition
- Good-.
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Natural History
Quagga Books ABA ; ILAB
Cape Town, South Africa
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Quagga Rare Books and Art has been trading from our shop in Kalk Bay for over 25 years. Owned and run by father and son, George and Simon Curtis. We buy and sell top quality antiquarian books, individually or entire collections, on a variety of subjects. We also deal in modern first editions, maps, watercolours, paintings and other curious objects for the discerning collector.
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Wise-Curtis CC.
84 Main Road, Kalk Bay
Cape Town, South Africa 7975
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