Illustrations of the Land and Fresh Water Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with Figures, Descriptions, and Localities of all the Species.
by BROWN, Thomas
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About This Item
London: Smith, Elder, and Co., 1845. First edition. Tall octavo. xi, [1] 144 pp. plus 27 full page lithographs of shells (uncolored). Publisher's blind-stamped diaper-grain green cloth, spine heavily gilt and with gilt lettering, pale yellow endpapers. Some mild foxing to plates else a beautiful copy. "After his regiment was disbanded he bought the Fifeshire flax mill. That, however, burned down before Brown had the opportunity to insure it. He then started to write books about nature for a living. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1818, one of his proposers being James Jardine. In 1840 he became curator of the Manchester Museum, where he served for twenty-two years. He wrote several natural history books, a few dealing with conchology. He became a fellow of the Linnean Society, a member of the Wernerian, Kirwanian and Phrenological Societies, and president of the Physical Society. Material from his books was used by United States naturalist Thomas Wyatt for his book Manual of Conchology (Wiki).
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73486
- Title
- Illustrations of the Land and Fresh Water Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, with Figures, Descriptions, and Localities of all the Species.
- Author
- BROWN, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1845
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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