01716cam a2200301Ia 4500 beautifulshellst02adam CaSfIA 20240524001702.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 000512s1855 enkaf o 001 0 eng d (OCoLC)1041076174 IAC IAC SMI UtOrBLW CaSfIA Adams, H. G. (Henry Gardiner), 1811 or 12-1881. Beautiful shells : their nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained, with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet : descriptions of the most remarkable species, and of the creatures which inhabit them : and explanations of the meanings of their scientific names, and of the terms used in conchology / by H.G. Adams ; illustrated with numerous engravings & coloured plates. London : Groombridge and Sons, 1855. 1 online resource (78, 2 pages, VIII leaves of plates : illustrations (some color)) Young naturalist's library Young naturalist's library Series from cover. Includes index. The leaves of plates are bound at the front of the volume. The final 2 p. are publisher's advertisements. Biblio.com (David Bunnett Books); purchased with endowment funds; 2006; $81.40. extracted picklist 20081216 BHLEX SCNHRB copy 39088012158119 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Purchased from the Alice E. Kennington Rare Book Fund. SCNHRB copy has the publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green embossed-cloth binding. Shells Popular works. Shells Collection and preservation. Mollusks Popular works. https://archive.org/details/beautifulshellst02adam Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL23638789M Additional information and access via Open Library beautifulshellst02adam ark:/13960/t1rf67378