TRYON, GEORGE W., JR. AND HENRY A. PILSBRY.

Manual of Conchology; Structural and Systematic Vol. XI: Trochidae, Stomatiidae, Pleurotomariidae, Haliotidae.

Phila. PA: Academy of Nat. Sciences, Conchological Sect, 1889. 1. Illustrated with 62 plates ( 52 hand-colored and 10 b/w ); plates are paginated 1 - 67, but there is a publisher's slip between plates 51 & 57, explaining that the five intervening plates are being transferred to a later volume, hence there are only 62 plates called for. 519 + 67 plates pp. 8vo, Brown Half morocco over marbled boards. Hardcover. . Very good/No jacket issued. Three parts of the Manual bound together as one, with original wrappers bound-in. Ex-lib.; withdrawn from N.Y. State Library; with gilt call letters at foot of spine, 2 small, unobtrusive embossed stamps, and a 'Withdrawn' stamp on the verso of the title-page. Generally clean and tight, with two closed tears to plates professionally repaired. A very nice copy of this rare work.

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Book number: 45711

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: Natural History, Conchology, Shells, Biology, Zoology