Laid in loosely at front is the author's original 30 June 1996 typescript letter to cockroach expert Louis Roth, thanking him for his help with this book -- which of course means that this is Louis Roth's copy. xiv, 178 p., illustrated. Interesting provenance [otob: 21] Size: Oversize.

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Title: The Compleat Cockroach: A Comprehensive Guide to the Most Despised (and Least Understood) Creature on Earth
Publisher: Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, Calif.
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0898158532
ISBN 13: 9780898158533
Binding: Trade Paperback Original
Edition: First Printing.
Condition: Very Good

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Discusses the history of the roach, what they eat, where they live, their sex lives, roaches in human culture, and home roach control

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"Salted cockroaches are said to have an agreeable flavour, which is apparent in certain popular sauces." Well, maybe not that popular. This quote from an 1886 book on The Structure and Life History of the Cockroach is part of The Compleat Cockroach, David George Gordon's look at the biology, behavior, sociology and culture (Kafka, Don Marquis, Donald Harrington, Daniel Evan Weiss) of blattids. And for those less interested in the lives of cockroaches, there's also an extensive section on exterminating them.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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