A HISTORY OF BRITISH MOLLUSCA, AND THEIR SHELLS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Forbes, Sylvanus Hanley
Published by John Van Voorst
in 1853
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- NATURAL HISTORY
- MARINE LIFE
- MOLLUSCS
- SHELLS
- LEATHER BINDING
- ANTIQUARIAN
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A HISTORY OF BRITISH MOLLUSCA, AND THEIR SHELLS (4 VOLUMES)
Written by Edward Forbes, Sylvanus Hanley.
Stock no. 2133307
1st.
1853.
Hardback.
Almost very good condition.
Leather spines and corners. Maroon title blocks to spines, gilt titles. Marbled outer page edges and endpapers. 203 hand-coloured plates. Bookplates of 'The Wheelton hind Collection 1920' to front pastedown of each book. Rear join at rear of Volume 1 (on outside); leather has split, but still holding together well. Some scuffs and chips of leather spines and corners. Foxing to prelims of books; some margin marks; page browning. Hand-coloured illustrations are still nice and bright.
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