Crompton, John (1893-1972)
The hunting wasp / John Crompton
1st edition Hardcover London : Collins, 1948 




Book Publishing Details
Author: Crompton, John (1893-1972)
Full title:The hunting wasp / John Crompton
Publisher:London : Collins, 1948
Edition:1st edition
Binding:Hardcover
ISBN:No ISBN
Book ID:390695
Comments & Item Features
1st edition. Language: English. ISBN: No ISBN.

Provenance: Bookplate of Bibliotheca Domestica. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall.

hysical description; 255 pp., 21 cm. Contents; The method of the hunting wasp -- The caterpillar hunters -- The beetle hunters -- The bee hunters -- The grasshopper hunters -- The subterranean hunters -- The fly hunters -- The spider hunters -- The ant hunters -- The cement makers -- the house of vespa -- The hornet -- The dwarfs and the giants. Subjects; Wasps. Predation (Biology). Bees. Insect pests.



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BZDB318 Unbranded Crompton, John (1893-1972) The hunting wasp / John Crompton