British Conchology or an account of the Mollusca which now inhabit the British Isles and the surrounding seas. Vol. I-V
- Publisher : Van Voorst
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 5 col frontis-pieces, 102 hand-col + 40 plain plates
Description:
First edition, scarce with the 102 plates in Vol. V hand coloured, these more usually being found uncoloured. The 40 plain plates (8 in each volume) are never coloured. Plates by G.B. Sowerby.
John Gwyn Jeffreys (1809-1885) was a leading authority on Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean mollusca, and 'had remarkable complete collection of shells from British and adjacent seas.' (Dance, Shell Collecting, p. 217).
Freeman, 1946; Nissen ZBI, 2103.
Condition
5 vols, 12mo, orig. cloth, minor wear, spines faded. Owner's name to title pages. Occasional light foxing. One colour plate partly detached. Minor foxing to a couple of plates, otherwise clean and crisp. Vg set.
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