C.A. Ealand [Charles Aubrey Ealand] — Insect Life

London, A. & C. Black, 1921. First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of a groundbreaking textbook on entomology, containing numerous colour plates of various species. The scarce first edition of Insect Life, written by entomologist Charles Aubrey Ealand. Published by A. & C. Black in 1921.In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Contains a frontispiece and all seventy-three other plates, with twenty-four photographs by the author and fifty illustrated in colour. Collated complete.Contains publisher's original advertisements on verso of half-title leaf.A groundbreaking textbook on entomology, aimed for both students and hobbyists, Ealand strikes a balance between both being technical and engaging, leading to a very educational book. Ealand delves into their behaviours and characteristics, as well as different species like stick-insects, dragon flies, beetles, bees, flies and even book lice. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth. Externally, smart, with the odd small mark. Slight fading to spine, and minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Offsetting to free end papers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with the occasional plate loosening and plates II, XX, LXX, and LXXI being loose. Pages are bright and generally clean, with the odd spot to the extremities of the occasional leaf, heaviest to p.173. Very Good . Ill.: C.A. Ealand. Very Good .