Publication was to have been in ten volumes, only four published?

English translation: One thousand shells in life color [or] Illustrations of a thousand shells.

Explanation of plates in English and Japanese.

Printed on accordion-folded, double leaves (fukurotoji).

Plates are hand-colored.

Includes bibliographical references.

extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX

SCNHRB has two copies, both probably incomplete.

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013485768, 39088013485800) stamped on t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Feb 19 1916 [ms. acc. no.] 234171.

SCNHRB c. 1 (v. 2 & 3) & c. 2 (v. 1-3) bound in original orange silk cloth covers, printed paper label with gold flecks on front cover; copy 2, v. 2 & 3 with original paper slipcases.

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013485842, 39088013485883, 39088013485925) with bookplates of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Blind-embossed stamps: U.S. National Museum, Division of Mollusks Dall Collection.