This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1779 edition. Excerpt: ...100 Two harps, a fcarce brindled fnake, and a wild mufic 101 A fine Well India echinus mamillaris with its fpines, rare 102 Two fcarce ear fnails, 2 banded olives, and 8 more 103 The wide mouth glafs dipper, very rare, 3 other dippers, 2 New Zealand olives', and 17 other fmall rarities 104 A 'fine rake cockle, rare 105 A Guinea admiral and an oriental volute, both very rare 106 Two filk brocades, different, a fcarce buccinum, 2 Lima helmets, and 4 other oriental fhells 107 Six rare patellae, a purple rayed folen, and 2 ear fhells 108 The white ftudded ark, Eafl Indies, very rare 109 A fcarlet peften, from Guinea; a dentalium, from the Eafi Indies; another from Minorca; a purple fiffurated worm, and 5 other fcarce fhells 110 Two rare knobbed fnails, 2 ditto volutes, 2 netted cow ries, and 3 more 111 Thirty-four curious fmall fhells 112 A very fcarce oriental mufic 113 Two oriental dippers, z zigzag cowries, 2 prince of Orange's flags, and 6 other rarities 114 A crumpled limpet, 3 fcarce cockles, 2 fmall bifhop's mitres, and 6 more 115 A ribband fnail, from New Amfterdam; 2 purple mouth olives, a pear limpet, and 9 more fcarce fhells 116 A beautiful fmall ducal mantle, an anomia flriata, a fatchel cockle, a very fmall purple fpondylus, a fine yellow peften, and 7 other rare fhells 117 A poifon buccinum, 2 fcarce alats, and 8 other uncommon teftacea 118 A fmall fpondylus, 2 beautiful yellow trochi, a rare bro cade, an admiral of the night, all from the Eaft Indies; 2 pagoda trochi, from New Holland; and 2 olives from the Spanijh Main 119 A box containing a variety of fmall fhells, forttd in cards 120 Ditto 17.1 Ditto Twentieth Twentieth Day's-Sale, Tuefday, April 27. Shells, Corals, Fossils, &c. Lot 1 A Box of minerals and other foffils a f...
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