Illustrations Of the Land and Fresh Water Conchology Of Great Britain and Ireland, With Figures, Descriptions, and Localities Of All the Species

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,… Read more about this item

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