First And Second Report On The Noxious, Beneficial And Other Insects Of The State Of New York. Made To The State Agricultural Society. 1856 (Inscribed By Author)

Language: English

Published by C. Van Benthuysen / New York State Legislature, Albany, 1856

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4 Plates At Front, Title, 336 Pp. Original Brown Cloth, Blindstamped Covers, Gilt Lettering On Spine. First Edition, 1856 Date On Title Page. Inscribed By The Author On Title Page, With Ownership Signature Of The Recipient On Front Free Endpaper, No Other Marks. Light Wear With Small Chips To Spine Cloth, Small Loss Of Cloth At Tips, Hinges Tight, Light Foxing, Pages Square. Per Wikipedia, Asa Fitch (1809 – 1879) Was A Natural Historian And Entomologist From Salem, New York. His Early Studies Were Of Both Natural History And Medicine, Which He Studied At The Newly Formed Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Graduating In 1827. However, In 1838 He Decided To Start Studying Agriculture And Entomology. In 1838 He Began To Collect And Study Insects For New York State. In 1854 He Became The First Professional Entomologist Of The New York State Agricultural Society (Commissioned By The State Of New York). This Made Him The First Occupational Entomologist In The United States. His Vast Studies Of Many Insects Helped Scientists To Solve Some Of The Problems Of Crop Damage Caused By Insects. Many Of His Notebooks Are Now The Property Of The Smithsonian Institution.

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Title
First And Second Report On The Noxious, Beneficial And Other Insects Of The State Of New York. Made To The State Agricultural Society. 1856 (Inscribed By Author)
Author
Fitch, Asa
Publisher
C. Van Benthuysen / New York State Legislature, Albany
Publication year
1856
Condition
Very Good
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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B/W Engravings
Edition
1st Edition
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