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A manual of the land and fresh-water shells of the British Islands : arranged according to the more modern systems of classification; and described from perfect specimens in the author's cabinet : with coloured plates of every species

by: Turton, William, 1762-1835; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI; Smith, Mary E., former owner. DSI

Publication date: 1831

Topics: Mollusks

Publisher: London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green

Collection: biodiversity; americana

Contributor: Smithsonian Libraries

Language: English

"Printed by Richard Taylor"--Verso of t.p

Plates are hand-colored

Errata: at foot of p. 142

Includes indexes

"Works published by the author": p. 151-152

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SCNHRB has two copies

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013486477) has bookplate of William Healey Dall. Stamped on 2nd front free endpaper & t.p.: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library

SCNHRB c. 1 inscribed in ink on half title: Mary E. Smith, Tynte Villa, Cheltenham

SCNHRB c. 1 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, brown endpapers; uncut

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013486519) has 12 p. of publisher's catalog, dated March 1836, bound-in at beginning

SCNHRB c. 2 has the 3rd paging group, 16 p. of index, bound following p. 142 and the leaves of plates

SCNHRB c. 2 has two different bookplates of William Healey Dall, the 2nd with ink ms. note: This is the second issue ...". Stamped on 2nd front free endpaper & t.p.: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library

SCNHRB c. 2 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine, brown endpapers; uncut