ADAMS Arthur e REEVE Lovell -

Description of a new Genus of Acephalous Mollusca, of the family Pectinacea, collected by Capt. Sir Edward Belcher during the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang.

Londra, 1848, stralcio, copertina muta, pp. 133/134 con bella tavola litografica a colori. - ! ATTENZIONE !: Con il termine estratto (o stralcio) intendiamo riferirci ad un fascicolo contenente un articolo di rivista, sia che esso sia stato stampato a parte utilizzando la stessa composizione sia che provenga direttamente da una rivista. Le pagine sono indicate come "da/a", ad esempio: 229/231 significa che il testo è composto da tre pagine. Quando la rivista di provenienza non viene indicata é perchè ci è sconosciuta. - ! ATTENTION !: : NOT A BOOK : 'estratto' or 'stralcio' means simply a few pages, original nonetheless, printed in a magazine. Pages are indicated as in "from' 'to", for example: 229/231 means the text comprises three pages (229, 230 and 231). If the magazine that contained the pages is not mentioned, it is because it is unknown to us.

Libreria PianiProfessional seller

Book number: 4-77262

Keywords: (Malacologia)

Belcher,Edward ; John Richardson; Richard Owen; Thomas Bell; John William Salter; Lovell Reeve; Great Britain Lords Commissioners

The Last of the Arctic Voyages : Being a Narrative of the Expedition in H.M. S. Assistance, Under the Command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B. , in Search of Sir John Franklin, During the Years 1852-53-54 . With Notes on the Natural History by Sir John Richardson, J.W. Salter and Lovell Reeve. Vol. 1. Only. First Edition

London: Lovell Reeve, 1855. Volume 1 only (of 2). xx, 383 pp. Illustrated with numerous diagrams and engravings throughout the text; 13 engraved plates, 10 in color; plus 2 folding maps; other charts and drawings within text. 24.1x14.5 cm (9½x5¾"), half green leather; gilt ruled and lettered spine.. OCLC Number 1101331674..When the experienced Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin (1786-1847) was put in command of an expedition in 1845 to search for the elusive North-West Passage he had the backing of the Admiralty and was equipped with two specially-adapted ships and a three-year supply of provisions. Franklin was last seen by whalers in Baffin Bay in July 1845. When the expedition failed to return in 1848, enormous resources were mobilised to try to discover its fate. In 1852 H.M.S. 'Assistance' was sent to lead another search mission. It was captained by Edward Belcher (1799-1877), who recounts his unsuccessful adventure.

Wittenborn Art BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 51-5584

Catalogue: Books

Catlow, Agnes & Reeve, Lovell

The Conchologists Nomenclator. A Catalogue Of All The Recent Species Of Shells, Included Under The Subkingdon Mollusca, With Their Authorities, Synonymes And references To Works Where Figured Or Described

Reeve, Brothers, King William Street, Strand, 1845, 1st edition. Full calf, G. 326+11pp, interleaved copy, upper board missing along with all pp before title, occasional ink entry on interleaved pages, text block tight & in good condition, spine a little rubbed. Hardback , no dustjacket.
¶ Dictionary listing of all the then known Mollusc species, and the works where they are described in detail.

Eastleach BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 21452

Keywords: shells, molluscs, mollusks, conchology, natural history

REEVE LOVELL

Elements of Conchology: An Introduction to the Natural History of Shells and of the Animals Which Form Them [ 62 Coloured Plates ]

London, Published By The Author. 1860. Hardcover, 8vo. Two volumes bound in one. Book measures 24.5x15.5.cm. viii, 260pp,vi,203pp, 62 coloured plates. Bound in modern cloth, with gilt lettering. Cloth lightly rubbed, marked, faded, museum library label on spine. Binding in good clean firm condition. Internally, occasional museum mark or stamp, [ about 10 in all ], plates free of stamps. The text is lightly dust marked, crease line on corner of some pages, plate lightly dust/dirt marked. Generall a good clean solid copy. Good Plus.

George Jeffery BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 014048

Catalogue: Antiquarian

Keywords: conchology

Reeve, Lovell

Elements of Conchology; An Introduction to the Natural History of Shells and of the Animals which form them

Published by the author 1860 viii, 260; vi, 203, 62 hand-coloured lithographic plates. . HB. 2 vols, 8vo, rebound in recent half morocco, leather title pieces to spines, marbled boards, edges and endpapers. Old damp stain to top corners and outer margins, affecting text and plates in both volumes, more extensive and pronounced at front and rear of each volume. Japanese tissue repair to prelims, and 17 plates in Vol. I, as well as to the first 18-pp and Index of Vol. II. Small paper loss to top outer corner of all the plates in Vol. II, not affecting the illustrations.. Includes illustrations by G.B. Sowerby (Plates numbered A-I, K-Q, 1-31, XXXII-XXXVII, 38, XXXIX-XLVI)..

Pemberley Natural History BooksProfessional seller

Book number: A47635

Catalogue: Invertebrates,Mollusca

Keywords: Conchology; Hand; coloured plates; Mollusca; Molluscs; PBFA