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This is an entomologist trifecta. I purchased the book some years ago from the library of the late Dr. Stanley W. Bromley of Stamford, Connecticut, a well-regarded entomologist. He penciled his initials on the title page of the first monograph. Dr. Bromley was a past president of the New York Entomological Society. He published his first paper 'Asilids and their prey' at the age of 13. The Asildae upon which he was an authority occupied a part of Dr. Bromley's attention for the remainder of his life, his last paper being a description of 32 new species. Dr. Bromley's library contained a number of books that he'd had bound. That's the case here. Within this binding are two works by the entomologist Paul Bowen Lawson. Together they total 368 pages. The articles were originally published in The Kansas University Science Bulletin. Dr. Bromley had these original monographs bound into this hardcover book. They were both published on March 15, 1920. This book is signed and inscribed by the author to a fellow entomologist, Ephraim Porter Felt, who like Dr. Bromley, resided in Stamford, Connecticut. That would explain how Dr. Bromley ended up with the book. The inscription is at the top of the title page. It reads simply: 'Dr. E. P. Felt. Compliments of P. B. Lawson.' Paul Bowen Lawson received his B.S. from John Fletcher College in 1909, his M.S. in 1917, and his Ph.D. in 1919, both from Kansas University. He joined the faculty of KU in 1916, reaching full professor status in 1922. He became Dean of the College in 1934. Ephraim Porter Felt was born in 1868. He was an American entomologist who, like Dr. Bromley, specialized in Diptera. He was educated at Massachusetts Agricultural College, Boston University, and Cornell University. 'Dr. Felt worked mostly with Nematocera, particularly Cecidomyiidae. However, as the third State Entomologist for New York, the scope of his work included all insects of economic or medical significance. He wrote Insects Affecting Park and Woodland Trees (New York State Museum Memoir 8, 1905-1906) and Plant Galls and Gall Makers (Ithaca, N.Y., Comstock Pub. Co., 1940), and described over 1,000 species in scientific journals. The holotypes of the Felt-named insect species are in the National Museum of Natural History.' He passed away in Stamford in 1943. You can see the maroon covers of this book in the photos. There's a little bit of smooth rubbing just off the middle edges of the front and rear cover. The color of the spine is somewhat less bright than the front and rear. The gilt lettering on the spine is quite bright. The edges and corners are in very solid shape. The book is square and the spine is straight. The binding is very solid from cover to cover with nicely tight pages throughout and nicely tight covers as well. No binding issues. The pages are quite clean. I saw only a few insignificant small spots. However, not surprisingly, the pages are quite toned. They are also in decent shape. No turned-corner creases. No markings. No attachments. There's a teeny tiny tear off the bottom edge of the front cover and one page has a small tear off its top edge (not reaching the print). There's one tiny hole off the top edge of the Contents page (Dr. Bromley had attached a slip of paper there). One word has a pen line through it and also one sentence. I didn't see any other writing. And there is an impression off the top edge of the last handful of pages (like a paper clip might make but square), not reaching the print. The Cicadellidae monograph begins with an Introduction. It then covers 'Economic Importance of the Cicadellidae, Life History, Natural Enemies, Geographical Distribution, Systematic Position, Chief Morphological Features, Male Genitalia, Recognition, Systematic Treatment of the Kansas Species, and Ends with an illustrated 30+ page section titled Explanation of Plates followed by an Index. The second monograph ends with a 13-page section titled Explanation of Plates.
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