A Taste of Horton - A selection of items from the Horton Collection of Children's Material
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| Call. No | HOR N INS |
| Author | |
| Title | Insects and reptiles with their uses to man |
| Imprint | London : Darton and Clark, [1844] |
| Page Size | 200 x 160 mm |
| Collation | frontis., illus. t.p. t.p., [18], 8 plates. |
| Printer | |
| Illustrations | 10 hand coloured lithographed plates (inc. frontis. and illus. t.p.). |
| Binding | Red ribbed morocco grain cloth ; framed in triple rule, enclosing decorative border ; additional gilt abbreviated title and pictorial on front cover ; gilt abbreviated title on spine ; yellow tinted e.p. |
| Annotation | English Catalogue gives date as 1844. |
| Collections | Osbourne. |
| References | |
| Contents | Preface Insects used for food The tortoise, the guana and the frog Light from insects The bee Cochineal The gall fly and blister fly The silk worm The lac insect |
| Tracings | DARTON AND CLARK |
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