The Agricultural Zoology of the Malay Archipelago . The Animals Injurious and Beneficial to Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry in the Malay Peninsula, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines
by Dammerman, K. W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Amsterdam: J. H. de Bussy Ltd. Good with no dust jacket. 1929. First Edition. Hardcover. This copy has been Rebound with a Red cloth spine, and red paper covered boards with the original cover pasted to front cover, which is grubby/stained. Names/prices written on the half title. There are also some very occasional ink notes/underlining - but only on a very few pages. Many attractive Colour plates and lots of black/white illustrations. The plate on p 388 has edge repairs with tape. OVERALL Internally VERY clean, tight and bright. (xi) + 473pp. Contents cover: - Animal Pests. Soil Fauna; Termites and Ants. Internal Plant Parasites. - Borers. External Plant Parasites - Biting Animals. External Plant Parasites - Sucking Animals. Stored Product Pests. Mammals and Birds. Beneficial Animals. The Control of Pests. Bibliography. Plant-Host Index. Systematic Index. Alphabetical Index. Due to the Rebinding, etc, Sold as a Reading /Working copy only, but it is much better than that. . This book is in the main an ENLARGED and Extended English Edition of the Author's major work -' Landbouwdierkunde van Out-Indie' (1919) - written in Dutch. Quite SCARCE! . ; 4to Heavy .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 110913
- Title
- The Agricultural Zoology of the Malay Archipelago . The Animals Injurious and Beneficial to Agriculture, Horticulture and Forestry in the Malay Peninsula, the Dutch East Indies and the Philippines
- Author
- Dammerman, K. W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J. H. de Bussy Ltd
- Place of Publication
- Amsterdam
- Date Published
- 1929
- Keywords
- Animals; K.W. Dammerman;, Zoo.nature; The Agricultural Zoology Of The Malay Archipelago. The Animals , Injurious And Beneficial To Agriculture, Horticulture And Forestry In The , Malay Peninsula, The Dutch East Indies And The Philippines, Mammals; Animal
- Bookseller catalogs
- Natural History; India/Burma/Asia; Zoo/Circus/Magic;
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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