first edition cloth binding
1917 · New York
by Calvert, Amelia Smith and Calvert, Philip Powell
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1917. First edition.
THE ECOLOGY OF COSTA RICA BEFORE ITS TRANSFORMATION BY THE COMPLETION OF THE PANAMA CANAL IN 1914.
14x22.5x5 cm blue cloth boards, cover gilt with gilt damselfly image, spine gilt, color frontispiece, xix, [2], 577 pp, [6], many black & white photographic plates. Covers clean, gilt bright, hinges weak, binding tight, text and illustrations clean and unmarked. Very good in custom archival mylar cover. PREFACE The completion of the Panama Canal and its use by the ships of all the world will have a profcund effect on the countries near the Isthmus. Changes in the external relations, industries and occupations of the neighboring peoples are to be expected; these may even be accompanied by changes in the face of nature herself. Costa Rica, lying immediately north of Panama, with her high mountains, her rushing rivers, her great variety of climate and of natural products, will share in these transformations. The naturalist may regret some of them but he may at least leave for the future a picture of what the past contained. To contribute to such a record, and at the same time to introduce some of the features of tropical life to immediate visitors to Costa Rica, are the aims of this book. This little republic is so readily accessible, it is so easy for foreigners to -ravel there and it offers such wonderful inducements to naturalists and entomologists (for many of whom the time and expense involved in visiting most portions of the American tropics are absolutely prohibitive) that it certainly should be much better known than it is at present. The information here brought together would have been wel:ome and time-saving to us, had it been at hand when ve first entered the country, and while our descriptions relate primarily to Costa Rica, we believe that they apply also to conditions existing throughout much of tropical America. Our primary concern in Costa Rica was a study of the dragonflies with reference to their seasonal distribution, which necessitated visits to the same localities at different times throughout the year, and our movements within the country were mainly for the purpose of carrying out that plan. Our investigations have not yet been completed and we have little to say in these pages on that technical subject. What we here set forth are chiefly our more incidental observations recorded in our diary.
PHILIP POWELL CALVERT (1871 – 1961) was an American entomologist, recognized as a leading authority on the dragonflies. A long term teacher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he was President of the American Entomological Society 1900-15. His 1893 publication Catalogue of the Odonata (dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philadelphia, with an Introduction to the Study of this Group served as a model for regional insect study and was the first major attempt at a guide to the order. Calvert went on to publish over 300 notes and articles on the Odonata. (Inventory #: 1605)
THE ECOLOGY OF COSTA RICA BEFORE ITS TRANSFORMATION BY THE COMPLETION OF THE PANAMA CANAL IN 1914.
14x22.5x5 cm blue cloth boards, cover gilt with gilt damselfly image, spine gilt, color frontispiece, xix, [2], 577 pp, [6], many black & white photographic plates. Covers clean, gilt bright, hinges weak, binding tight, text and illustrations clean and unmarked. Very good in custom archival mylar cover. PREFACE The completion of the Panama Canal and its use by the ships of all the world will have a profcund effect on the countries near the Isthmus. Changes in the external relations, industries and occupations of the neighboring peoples are to be expected; these may even be accompanied by changes in the face of nature herself. Costa Rica, lying immediately north of Panama, with her high mountains, her rushing rivers, her great variety of climate and of natural products, will share in these transformations. The naturalist may regret some of them but he may at least leave for the future a picture of what the past contained. To contribute to such a record, and at the same time to introduce some of the features of tropical life to immediate visitors to Costa Rica, are the aims of this book. This little republic is so readily accessible, it is so easy for foreigners to -ravel there and it offers such wonderful inducements to naturalists and entomologists (for many of whom the time and expense involved in visiting most portions of the American tropics are absolutely prohibitive) that it certainly should be much better known than it is at present. The information here brought together would have been wel:ome and time-saving to us, had it been at hand when ve first entered the country, and while our descriptions relate primarily to Costa Rica, we believe that they apply also to conditions existing throughout much of tropical America. Our primary concern in Costa Rica was a study of the dragonflies with reference to their seasonal distribution, which necessitated visits to the same localities at different times throughout the year, and our movements within the country were mainly for the purpose of carrying out that plan. Our investigations have not yet been completed and we have little to say in these pages on that technical subject. What we here set forth are chiefly our more incidental observations recorded in our diary.
PHILIP POWELL CALVERT (1871 – 1961) was an American entomologist, recognized as a leading authority on the dragonflies. A long term teacher and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he was President of the American Entomological Society 1900-15. His 1893 publication Catalogue of the Odonata (dragonflies) of the Vicinity of Philadelphia, with an Introduction to the Study of this Group served as a model for regional insect study and was the first major attempt at a guide to the order. Calvert went on to publish over 300 notes and articles on the Odonata. (Inventory #: 1605)
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