A catalogue of the marine, land and fresh-water shells preserved in the museum at Chesters.
Libri antichi e moderni
Sowerby, G. B. Iii
A catalogue of the marine, land and fresh-water shells preserved in the museum at Chesters.
Libri antichi e moderni
Sowerby, G. B. Iii
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London, Gilbert & Rivington, 1902. 8vo (21.6 x 17.3 cm). 43 pp. Original quarter vellum over marbled boards. Gilt title on the spine. Top edge gilt. = A seldom-seen, beautifully produced catalogue of the malacology collection of a regional museum in England, written by the last of the G. B. Sowerby's. 1237 lots are listed, and annotated, including common names and "habitats" (i.e., localities). Provenance: stamp of the American malacologist Richard Irwin Johnson (1925-2020) in the top margin of the front free endpaper. Apart for a small, marginal spot on two leaves a very good, clean copy.
