An introduction to the study of conchology : including observations on the Linnæan genera, and the arrangement of M. Lamarck, a glossary, and a table of English names / by Samuel Brookes

1815

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Three-quarter red leather binding with marbled-paper sides, gold tooled spine with raised bands dividing spine into six compartments, title in gilt, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers

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Title: An introduction to the study of conchology : including observations on the Linnæan genera, and the arrangement of M. Lamarck, a glossary, and a table of English names / by Samuel Brookes
Author: Samuel Brookes
Date: 1815
Geography: London, England
Dimensions: vii, 164 pages, 11 leaves of plates : color illustrations; Height: 11 7/16 in. (29 cm)
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Object Number: QL403 .B87 1815 Quarto
Curatorial Department: Thomas J. Watson Library

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