A Manual of the Land and Fresh-Water Shells of the British Islands, Arranged According to the More Modern Systems of Classification and Described From Perfect Specimens in the author's Cabinet With Coloured Plates of Every Species
by Turton, W., M.D
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1831 Dark blue library buckram, 12mo. Very good, first edition. 152pp + 16pp index of English names. 10 hand colored plates. From the library of Richard Johnson.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good.
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- Bookseller
- David Morrison Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- ABE-1610845488686
- Title
- A Manual of the Land and Fresh-Water Shells of the British Islands, Arranged According to the More Modern Systems of Classification and Described From Perfect Specimens in the author's Cabinet With Coloured Plates of Every Species
- Author
- Turton, W., M.D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green
- Date Published
- 1831
- Keywords
- SHELLFISH, SHELLS, MALACOLOGY, CONCHOLOGY, SEA LIFE, NATURAL HISTORY, OCEANOGRAPHY
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David Morrison Books
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Portland, Oregon
About David Morrison Books
tiny shop @ 1420 SE 37th AVE in Portland OR. filled to the brim with unusual books that nobody wants.
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- First Edition
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- Buckram
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