British Conchology or an Account of the Mollusca Which Now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas - Volumes 1-5 Complete
by John Gwyn Jeffreys
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- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Farningham, Kent, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Van Voorst, 1862 Volumes one to five collated and complete. Each volume has a colour frontis plate and eight monotone plates. Volume five has in addition 102 supplementary plates in monotone. Publishers original cloth, rebacked with original spines relaid. Armorial bookplate of George Henry Parke to front pastedowns. This set is ex libris A.A.Allen with his informed and useful marginalia notes. A good set with provenance.
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- Bookseller
- Wadard Books PBFA (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15627
- Title
- British Conchology or an Account of the Mollusca Which Now Inhabit the British Isles and the Surrounding Seas - Volumes 1-5 Complete
- Author
- John Gwyn Jeffreys
- Format/Binding
- Publishers Original Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- John Van Voorst
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1862
- Size
- 200x130mm
- Keywords
- Conchology British Isles
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Farningham, Kent
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The shop of Wadard Books is located in a listed 17th century timber framed building in the historic Kentish village of Farningham. The business is named after Wadard, one of Farningham's Domesday landlords, a henchman of Bishop Odo and featured on the Bayeaux tapestry.
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