moths and buterflies of the United States, east of the Rocky Mountains Denton, Sherman F. (Sherman Foote) 1856-1937 creator text mau Boston B. Whidden 1900 monographic eng

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2 v. illus., 56 pl. 26 cm. With over 400 photographic illustrations in the text and many transfers of species from life, by Sherman F. Denton .... 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." n-us--- Lepidoptera United States Nature-printing and nature-prints QL549 .D42 c 98000047 DLC 801218 20260227111037.0 c 98000047