pp. 139, (i). 41 coloured plates and a number of text line drawings. Dust wrapper, a very good copy. *This, though modified in some ways, is a re-issue of the fourth edition of Sowerby's Conchological Manual of 1852. The 29 plates of the original have been augmented by a dozen plates from d'Orbigny Dictionnaire Universal d'Histoire Naturelle, 1839-1849. Two tables have been omitted and the layout somewhat altered.

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Title: Sowerby's Book of Shells.
Publisher: Studio Editions. London. 4to
Publication Date: 1990
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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