As nature shows them : moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains : with over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life

Title Variants

Alternative: Moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rockies

Alternative: Moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains

By

Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote), 1856-1937

J.B. Millet Company, , publisher

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Boston, J.B. Millet, c1900

Notes

Copyright held by Bradlee Whidden.

"A Limited Edition of 500 Copies"--Page preceding title page.

Originally issued in 8 sections, published 1897-1900.

Paged continuously.

Originally issued in 8 sections, and published 1897-1900.

"The colored plates, or Nature Prints, used in the work, are direct transfers from the insects themselves; that is to say, the scales of the wings of the insects are transferred to the paper while the bodies are printed from engravings and afterwards colored by hand"--Preface.

"This edition is limited to 50 copies for the United Kingdom"--Printed on slip on front paste-down of v.1.

"The colored plates, or Nature Prints, used in the work, are direct transfers from the insects themselves ... the scales of the wings of the insects are transferred to the paper while the bodies are printed from engravings and afterwards colored by hand."--Preface, p. vi.

Contents: volume I. The moths -- volume II. The butterflies.

Includes index.

Contents: Part I: The moths; part II: The butterflies.

Subjects

Lepidoptera , Nature prints , Specimens , United States

Call Number

QL549 .D42 1900

Classification

595.78

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.12448
OCLC: 4023316