TRIMBLE, Isaac P.;. A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees; With Numerous Illustrations Drawn From Nature, By Hochstein, Under the Immediate Supervision of the Author. . New York, William Wood & Company, 1865, First edition., 1865.

Price: US$111.00 + shipping

Description: 4to [29.5 x 23.5 cm]; xviii, [19] - 139 pp, 11 lithographed plates including fine hand colored frontis of fruit, 2 tinted plates, tissue guards. original brown cloth, gilt cover title lettering, spine ends chipped, worn, joint cracked, internal hinge repaired, endpaper inscription, very light foxing on few leaves, interior very good. Bennett 106. Hedrick 529. The entomologist author provides a detailed description with graphic and interesting plates. A picture of this book is available on request.

Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada

Isaac P. Trimble; Anthony (Anton) Hochstein, illus.. A TREATISE ON THE INSECT ENEMIES OF FRUIT AND FRUIT TREES. New York: William Wood & Co., 1865.

Price: US$125.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: First edition. 4to in publisher's cloth. 139 pp. Eleven plates. G-. Corners bumped and worn through; cloth torn at spine ends and along front joint. Soiling to boards and spine. Small water stain to top edge penetrates into upper margin of the gutter mostly in the last 30 pages, not affecting the text (see photo of the last plate). Name and date on ffep. Very light foxing, predominantly in the margins. Ships wrapped in bubble wrap and packed with care in a box.

Seller: Lost Time Books, Brattleboro, VT, U.S.A.

Isaac P Trimble. A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees with Numerous Illustrations Drawn from Nature, By Hochstein, Under The Immediate Supervision of the Author. William Wood & Company, 1865.

Price: US$215.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: William Wood & Company. 1864, 1st edition 4to hard cove in Very Good condition. Darg Green cloth beveled boards show light rubs to spine ends. Corners not bumped. Gilt titles to front are bright and crisp. PO name to ffep, o/w interior is unmarked. Both hinges are tight as is binding. 9 color plates and 2 sepia tone. Several of the tissue guards are not present but plates remain bright . Some of the leaves show light foxing. Photos upon request. A well cared for original printing. Ships promptly in a custom box w/tracking number. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

Seller: High Enterprises, Olympia, WA, U.S.A.

Isaac P. Trimble, M.D.. A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Fruit Trees. with Numerous Illustrations drawn from Nature. . . The Curculuio and the Apple Moth. William Wood & Company, New York, 1865.

Price: US$265.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Large quarto approx. 11.3 x 9 inches bound in dark burgundy-brown pebbled cloth with black leather backstrip and corners, spine lettered in gilt, marbled endpapers, page edges marbled; 11 lithographic plates, only the frontispiece being colored; minimal age spotting [mostly to the tissue guards], bottom 2 inches missing from spine; pages clean and unmarked, binding square and tight

Seller: Stony Hill Books, Madison, WI, U.S.A.

TRIMBLE, ISAAC P.. A Treatise on the Insect Enemies of Fruit and Flowers. William Wood, New York, 1865.

Price: US$350.00 + shipping

Description: (11 1/8 x 8 3/4). [ix]-xviii, 19-139 pp.11 full page lithographic plates 9 of which are color printed. Publisher's dark blue cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Treatise on insects and their impact on crops and plants accompanied by detailed, color lithographs. Written by Isaac Pin Trimble (1804-1890), the chief entomologist for the State Agricultural Society of New Jersey and a member of the Horticultural Association of the America Institute, wrote this book as a practical manual for American farmers for the preservation of fruit trees. The text balances the scientific with the practical, and the detailed plates.

Seller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA), New York, NY, U.S.A.