Author: Jeffreys, John Gwyn
Title: British Conchology, or, an Account of the Mollusca Which Now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas, Volume I.
Description: London, J. Van Voorst, 1862. Hardcover. Brown cloth cover with blind debossed border on boards and gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Includes bookplate. 1 color plate, 8 B&W plates. 382 pp. plus small catalog of other books from the publisher. One page appears to feature a folk repair (hinge-in using scrap paper) which does not impair readability. Volume describing land and freshwater shells. Bound by Edmonds & Remnants of London. Volume one of five. G, some foxing, shelf wear, and fading, including fading of endsheets.

Keywords: Natural History, Science, Mollusks, Shells ; Mollusks and Shells ; ;


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