Japanese violet book and beetles monographies

[Vr. Richard Bejsak-Collorado-Mansfeld]

I already noticed that in Japan are publish very nice Monographies about
beetles, it is interesting that these books are often ignored by
entomological abstract journals.
Regards
Ricardo


----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Vincent" <vincenma at MUOHIO.EDU>
To: <TAXACOM at USOBI.ORG>
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 11:21 PM
Subject: Japanese violet book


> Dear Taxacomers:
>
> I am trying to catalog a book which was given to our herbarium, and have
> been unable to do so using any means at my disposal, so I write in case
> anyone out there can assist.
>
> The book, in Japanese, is a beautiful book of plates of Japanese
> violets.  It is a blue-grey cloth-bound book in a heavy cardboard sleeve,
> on which is an English title:  The Wild Violets of Japan in Color.
>
> I have searched for a great while now for the title and author of this,
but
> to no avail.
>
> If anyone can provide more information about the book, I'd be forever
grateful!
>
> Thank you.
>
> M.A. Vincent
>
> Dr. Michael A. Vincent, Curator
> W.S. Turrell Herbarium (MU)
> Department of Botany
> Miami University
> Oxford, Ohio 45056 USA
>
> TEL:  513-529-2755
> FAX:  513-529-4243
> Email:  Vincenma at muohio.edu
>