14 November 1979 
Nr. Charles B. Wood III 
Box 98 
South Woodstock, Connecticut 
06267 
Dear Mr. Wood t 
I thank you very much for our pleasant telephone 
conversation last evening regarding the enclosed copy 
of Photo-Micrographs of the Mosquito & C. (ca. 1872) 
by Dr. Joseph Janvier Woodward. The book is in much 
better condition than I originally thought and contains 
all 34 mounted micro-photographs of various insects 
and insect anatomies. 
The volume does not lack a title page or frontis- 
piece and my own limited research — as well as haphazard 
experience — reveals that very few government publications 
contained either of these. With the exception of the 
partially missing text on page two, the copy is 
complete . 
The provenance of this particular volume is as 
follows: The book was purchased September 15 , 1973, 
from the Estate of Anabel D. Shif f erstine , 21 Hunter 
Street, Tamaqua , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. 
Photo-Micrograohs was included in the public auction 
which incorporated the collections, libraries, and 
holdings of Dr. C.B. Dreher, Dr. Edgar E. Shif f erstine , 
and Anabel Dreher Shif f erstine . 
Following inquiries to several book dealers and 
rare book room librarians (who, unf ortunately , do not 
specialize in this type of book and who, frankly, are 
not familiar with the work of Dr. Woodward), I tend to 
believe this volume is as scarce as it is unusual. 
I hope you enjoy examining this interesting 
volume; if it should merit your consideration regarding 
an offer to purchase, please feel free to call me at 
my home after five o'clock. 
Again, my thanks for your cordial telephone 
call. 
