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An Illustrated Introduction to Lamarck's Conchology; Contained in His Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Sans Vertèbres: Being a Literal Translation of the Descriptions of the Recent and Fossil Genera.

1827
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  • Title: An Illustrated Introduction to Lamarck's Conchology; Contained in His Histoire Naturelle des Animaux Sans Vertèbres: Being a Literal Translation of the Descriptions of the Recent and Fossil Genera.
  • Author: Written and lithographed by Edmund A. Crouch (British, active ca. 1827)
  • Author: Jean Baptiste Lamarck (French, 1744–1820)
  • Publisher: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green
  • Publisher: John Mawe (London)
  • Printer: William McDowall (British, active 1826–40)
  • Printer: Prints by William Day (London)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1827
  • Medium: Illustrations: lithographs, hand-colored
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 9 7/8 x 1/2 in. (32.1 x 25.1 x 1.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, transferred from the Library
  • Object Number: 1982.1186
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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