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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. "The Insect Man is a historical record of an early colonist of South Australia. Charles Algernon Wilson was 21 years of age when he arrived in South Australia in 1838, and continued to follow his early interest in entomology. He was able to describe, record and name the insects he saw at the beginnings of European settlement. .In the early days he sent may of his newly discovered insects back to England. It was this that made him one of the early promoters of the formation of our South Australian Museum, to which he donated his large collection of insects to begin the entomological section." --- Signed Presentation copy by Author. --- Original pale blue illustrated card covers, lettered dark blue spine and top board (25 x 17.7 cm). Pp. xii, 256 + (i The Author, i bl) including 2 Colour Frontispieces, Foreword, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Appendices I-XII, Bibliography, Index. Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, only minor wear along edges and at corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, only marking is name & address of previous owner top of opening page otherwise clean throughout. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks. Signed by Author(s).