The Conchologist's First Book: a System of Testaceous Malacology, arranged expressly for the use of Schools, in which the animals, according to the cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new species added, and the whole brought up, as accurately as possible, to the present condition of the science.
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Seller: Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA, London, United KingdomMaggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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Second edition. Illustrated. 12mo. Quarter calf with the original printed blue boards, spine decorated and lettered in gilt. Philadelphia, Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell. For the Poe collector who has everything. Poe is responsible for writing the preface and introduction to this work, but the rest of the text was written by his Thomas Wyatt who felt the book would sell better under Poe's name. It did in fact sell very well as is indicated by the presence of this second edition. A good copy, boards a little marked and rubbed, some spotting to the first and last few pages.
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- Title
- The Conchologist's First Book: a System of Testaceous Malacology, arranged expressly for the use of Schools, in which the animals, according to the cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new species added, and the whole brought up, as accurately as possible, to the present condition of the science.
- Author
- POE (Edgar Allan Poe).
- Publication year
- 1840
- Binding
- Hardcover
Maggs Bros. Ltd ABA, ILAB, PBFA
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