1835 SHELLS complete set of 60 hand-coloured plates from Wood's Conchology

  

PRESENTED LOOSE AND WITHOUT TEXT IN ORIGINAL HALF MOROCCO BINDING WITH GILT DECORATED SPINE. General Conchology; or, a description of shells' - a complete set of 60 hand-coloured and heightened engraved plates from William Wood's 1835 work.

A collection of all 60 hand-coloured plates from. General Conchology; or, a description of shell. Size: 8vo (24cm x 15cm). Plates: Very Good to Good condition / binding: Fair only.

Please ask if you require a more detailed condition report, or view gallery images closely. On offer here are all 60 hand-coloured engraved plates of shells from the 1835 second edition of William Wood's' General Conchology', contained loosely within the original binding, now acting effectively as a'portfolio', with only the title page and the' Chronological list of writers on shells' [7pp] from the text. Many of the plates are heightened with gum arabic. This item is in the category "Books, Comics & Magazines\Antiquarian & Collectable".

The seller is "kernoozers" and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Non-Fiction Subject: Natural History
• Year Printed: 1835
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Binding: Disbound
• Original/Reproduction: Original
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