Townsend Glover , American Entomologist , became the first chief entomologist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 1854. This book was personally owned by  TOWNSEND GLOVER . It is signed by him in the front of the book.Townsend Glover added his name ,date and location to the title page. This inscription is dated Dec 25, 1855 .Did someone special give it to him for Christmas or was it a gift to himself. ? I did try to research why he was staying at  the Stanwix Hall Hotel  , but I have not located any details.  It also has his personal stamp on sevearl different pages of the book. I think it was rare for a person to have their own name stamp in the early 1800s.

The INSCRIPTON READS : TOWNSEND GLOVER , 71 STANWIX HALL , ALBANY ,  NY ,  25 DEC 1855. - Please see picture # 1 .

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DETAILS ABOUT THE BOOK:

Is in good condition. As you can see by one of  the pictures, there is a middle section of the book where some of the pages are coming lose. It would be very easy to fix this, but I thought it would be best for the new owner to decide if they want to fix it or leave it as is.

British Coleoptera Delineated By Spry and Sruckard , Published in 1840 in London by Crofts, 19  , Chancery  Lane . This book alone  would sell for over $100 , but since it was orginally owned by TOWNSEND GLOVER, there really is  no way to put a price tag on it. I think this is what the ANTIQUE ROADSHOW calls a wonderful provenance. 

AUTHORS : Spry and William Edward Shuckard

William Edward Shuckard (1803-1868) was an  English bookseller and entomologist . He was also librarian of the Royal Society  and translated the

Manual of Entomology  ( 1807-1892).He was a specialist in  Hymenoptera  but worked on Coleoptera  in his early years .

I have enjoyed this book very much. But since I am selling it for someone else , it is time to find it a wonderful new home . It would make a great addition to any library . I hope it can be enjoyed by many that would appreciate this wonderful old book.

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DETAILS ABOUT TOWNSEND GLOVER :

In 1860, at the beginning of the University of Maryland, the renowned entomologist, Townsend Glover, became one of the first five faculty members. His title was listed as “Entomologist for the United States, Professor of Natural History, Botany and Pomology.” Townsend was the 1st offical  Entomologist of the United States. 

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DETAILS ABOUT THE STANWIX HALL HOTEL , ALBANY ,  NY :

This book was signed by Townsend Glover on DEC 25 1855 while he was staying in  room 71 at the HOTEL , Stanwix Hall in Albany , NY. The following is a bit of history about the STANWIX Hall Hotel that I found on the internet about a STEROSCOPE CARD. -  Delevan Peck Prop'r. Corner Broadway and Malden Lane. Small newspaper clipping attached on verso of card: "Stanwix Hall is the name of one of Albany's oldest hotels. It is located at the northeast corner of Broadway and Malden Lane and is under the management of Eugene E. McCandliss. It is an institution of the city, as it were, and is as familiar to state legislators and politicians as the capitol. Many a political course has been determined on within its walls. It continues to be a favorite stopping place for members of the legislature and all through the winter many of them are to be found chatting in its spacious corridors. Stanwix Hall is six stories high and has a frontage on Broadway of sixty feet and a depth on Malden lane of one hundred and twenty-five feet, running through the block from Broadway."

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IT SEEMS THAT TOWNSEND was also a poet with a good sense of Humor ............

Bugs  By Townsend Glover

From red bugs and bed-bugs
From sand flies and land flies
Mosquitoes and fleas
From hog ticks and dog ticks
From hen lice and men lice
We pray thee, good Lord, give us ease
And all the congregation shall scratch and say, Amen please
 

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