Author: Sowerby G.B.,
Title: Popular british conchology
Description: 1854. A familiar history of the molluscs inhabiting the British isles. London, Reeve. In 8vo contemporary polished half calf with marbled boards. Spine with raised gilt bands with red morocco label with gilt titles, pp. XII-304 + 19 handcoloured lithographic pls. A well-illustrated, popular work. Plate 7 is used as frontispiece. Nearly all plates depict marine molluscs, including living specimens. Spine with a tear, and partly detached. Edges rubbed. An occasional spot, and some weak thumbing; one text leaf with a tear into the text, otherwise good.

Keywords: shells molluscs


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