The Rev. Henry C. McCook spent years researching and writing his 3 volume set, American Spiders and their Spinningwork. The three volumes were originally self-published in 1889, 1890, and 1894, under the auspices of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia (where McCook was vice-president). Primarily covering the orb-weaving spiders, there is plenty of material on jumping spiders, wandering spiders, trapdoor spiders, and other species. This is one of the most thorough examinations of the natural history of American spiders, but due to its scarcity (only a limited number of volumes were originally printed), it is not well known by spider enthusiasts today. For the purpose of this reprint, the text and figures of all three volumes have been placed in Book 1. The color plates have been placed in Book 2.
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An Excellent Set of Color Plates for McCook's Classic Work,
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This review is from: American Spiders and their Spinningwork, Book 2: Color Plates (Paperback)
The color plate volume for McCook's "Spiders and Their Spinning Work," has, along with the text for the original volume, been out of the price range of most people. Coachwhip Publications has produced a well done and inexpensive copy for these impossible to get plates (as well as the text volumes, bound as one, mostly on, but by no means limited to orb-weaving spiders.) The color plates are as fresh as when they were produced and remarkably accurate. The details are quite stunning. If you purchase the text and figure volume you may as well get the color plates as well and you will be treated to a beautiful and enchanting collection of late Nineteenth Century art. If you like spiders or natural history in general this is a remarkable set!I recommend getting both volumes.
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