As nature shows them; moths and butterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains

By

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

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

Boston, B. Whidden, 1900

Notes

Originally issued in 8 sections, and published 1897-1900. Pt. I: The moths; Pt. II: The butterflies.

"A limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is copy no. 76."

"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 transfered to the paper while the bodies are printed from engravings and afterwards colored by hand."

Subjects

Lepidoptera , Nature prints , United States

Call Number

QL549 .D42

Classification

595.78

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.162543
LCCN: https://lccn.loc.gov/c98000047
NAL: QL549 .D46 1900
OCLC: 7177417