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A Conchological Dictionary of The British Islands
by William Turton [assisted by his daughter]
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- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1819
- Binding
- Quarter Leather
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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€130.17
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London : John Booth, 1819 A very good copy in quarter leather binding with 28 hand coloured plates. This copy looks to be in a contemporary binding with new endpapers - so the book is sound and tight. The binding has wear to the top and bottom of the spine, and a little to the joints but is clean and… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Conchologist's Text-Book, embracing the arrangements of Lamarck and Linnaeus, with a glossary of technical terms, to which is added a brief account of the Mollusca
by William Macgillivray
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Edition
- 7th
- Published
- 1853
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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€142.01
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London, Edinburgh, and Dublin: A Fullarton and Co. , 1853 A good copy of the 7th corrected and enlarged edition in the original brown cloth binding, with 21 hand coloured plates. The binding has some chipping with loss to the top of the spine, and the cloth is splitting and fraying at the top half of the front hinge. It… Read more about this item Item Price
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The Natural History of British Shells including figures and descriptions of All the Species Hitherto discovered in Great Britain Systematically Arranged in the Linnean Manner with scientific and general observations on each. Vols I-V
by Edward Donovan
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- Used - Fair
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- N
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1799
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- Half-Leather
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- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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€1,538.42
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London : Rivington and Co, 1799 A fair copy of Edward Donovan's work on British Shells, in contemporary half morocco bindings with 180 hand coloured plates. Donovan is justly famed for his accurately observed and delicate illustrations of wildlife - mainly birds, insects, fish and shells. He took advantage of the large numbers of specimens being brought back to museums… Read more about this item Item Price
€1,538.42
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Popular British Conchology
by George Brettingham Sowerby
- Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1854
- Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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€94.67
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London : Lovell Reeve, 1854 A good copy with 20 hand coloured illustrations drawn by Sowerby and printed by Vincent Brooks. In the original decorative cloth binding with a gilt mollusk on the front board. This book forms part of Lovell Reeve's Popular Natural History series, designed for young people with aim of giving them an insight into the natural… Read more about this item Item Price
€94.67
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An Introduction to the Study of Conchology: including Observations on the Linnaean Genera and on the arrangement of M Lamarckk; a Glossary, and a Table of English Names
by Samuel Brookes
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- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- N
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Published
- 1815
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- Full-Leather
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Birsay, Orkney, GBR
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€828.38
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LONDON : John and Arthur Arch, 1815 A good copy of the 1st edition of this extremely rare work, with 11 plates, 9 of which are hand coloured. Brookes set out to write for those who wanted to understand Conchology, but who might not have a grounding in natural history. He took care to use english rather than latin names… Read more about this item Item Price
€828.38