As nature shows them; moths and buterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains.
Denton, Sherman F. 1856-1937.
As nature shows them; moths and buterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains. With over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life, by Sherman F. Denton .... - Boston, B. Whidden, 1900. - 2 v. illus., 56 pl. 26 cm.
Originally issued in 8 sections, and published 1897-1900. Pt. I: The moths; part II: The butterflies. "A limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is copy no. 249." "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."
c 98000047
Lepidoptera--United States.
Nature-printing and nature-prints.
QL549 / .D42
As nature shows them; moths and buterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains. With over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life, by Sherman F. Denton .... - Boston, B. Whidden, 1900. - 2 v. illus., 56 pl. 26 cm.
Originally issued in 8 sections, and published 1897-1900. Pt. I: The moths; part II: The butterflies. "A limited edition of 500 copies, of which this is copy no. 249." "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."
c 98000047
Lepidoptera--United States.
Nature-printing and nature-prints.
QL549 / .D42