A crisp clean copy slightly rubbed at tips of spine and with ownership inscriptions on and opposite half title page. 208 pp. The author writes, in his Preface, "On several occasions I have been taken, or (as I would fain hope) mistaken, for a lunatic". He goes on to extol the pleasures of shell collecting. Illustrated with monochrome plates (10 at rear), including slugs. Weight: 1 Language: English.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

The land and freshwater shells of the British Isles

Publisher

John Grant, Edinburgh n.d. (1880)

Publication Date

1880

Binding

Publisher's blue cloth

Edition

1st edition.

Condition

V.g.

Dust Jacket Condition

No Jacket

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Established in 2008, Acanthophyllum Books specialises in out-of-print and rare books in the natural sciences, especially botany. Its name is taken from a group of spiny plants inhabiting the highlands of south-west Asia. We are members of the Provincial Booksellers' Fairs Association, observe their professional standards, and exhibit regularly at PBFA book fairs.

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