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INDEX TESTACEOLOGICUS, AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHELLS
Written by W Wood; Sylvanus Hanley.
Illustrated by W. Wood.
Stock no. 1209003
Published by Willis And Sotheran.
1st thus
1856.
Almost very good condition.
Containing about 2800 figures accurately coloured after nature. A New and Entirely revised edition with ancient and modern appellations, synonyms, localities, etc, etc. Three-quarter green leather binding with marbled paper boards. Raised bands to spine with gilt title and decorative tooling. 46 exquisite handcoloured plates. Top edge gilt. Ex-library with usual stamps. Leather spine & corners rubbed and worn with some removal of surface leather. Couple of patches of loss of leather to base of spine. Small patch of surface paper loss to front board and front pastedown. Front joint split, rear joint starting to crack but binding is tight. Some joints pulled. A few scattered foxspots to contents. All plates present, plate 35 has small closed tear (no loss) to top margin. Overall, a nice copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SHELLS
- HAND COLOURED
- LEATHER BINDING
- MOLLUSCS
- ANTIQUARIAN
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ILLUSTRATED INDEX OF BRITISH SHELLS
Written by G.B. Sowerby.
Illustrated by G.B. Sowerby.
Stock no. 1208607
Published by Simpkin, Marshall & Co..
2nd
1887.
Almost very good condition.
Containing Figures Of All The Recent Species, With Names and Other Information. Habits and localities, range of depth of marine species and comparative abundance. Second edition, revised and enlarged. 26 tissue-guarded hand-coloured plates depicting 668 species. Red cloth, gilt title to front cover, embossed decorative borders to covers. All edges gilt. Spine and corners bumped and worn with small tear in cloth at base of spine. Covers darkened at edges and on spine. Front hinge cracked. Inscription in ink on verso of front endpaper. All plates present. One tissue guard detached. Foxing to tissue guards. Plates clean except for a very few which have minor foxing at the edges. A bright copy.
- Categorised in:
- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- SHELLS
- FRESHWATER LIFE