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Conchology.- Brown (Captain Thomas) Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, second edition, [1844].
Hammer Price: £260
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Conchology.- Brown (Captain Thomas) Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, second edition, 62 hand-coloured engraved plates, 2 plates with ink correction to plate numbers, contemporary half morocco, gilt spine with shell motif, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed, [Nissen ZBI 609], 4to, [1844].
⁂ Thomas Brown (1785-1862) was a British naturalist and malacologist. At the age of 21, he joined the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, rising to the rank of Captain in 1811. From that time onward, he was universally known as Captain Thomas Brown. In 1838, he became curator of the Manchester Natural History Society's Museum. He wrote a number of natural history books which were illustrated and coloured by himself. This edition contains 9 plates more than the first, which was published in 1827.
Description
Conchology.- Brown (Captain Thomas) Illustrations of the Recent Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland, second edition, 62 hand-coloured engraved plates, 2 plates with ink correction to plate numbers, contemporary half morocco, gilt spine with shell motif, t.e.g., very slightly rubbed, [Nissen ZBI 609], 4to, [1844].
⁂ Thomas Brown (1785-1862) was a British naturalist and malacologist. At the age of 21, he joined the Forfar and Kincardine Militia, rising to the rank of Captain in 1811. From that time onward, he was universally known as Captain Thomas Brown. In 1838, he became curator of the Manchester Natural History Society's Museum. He wrote a number of natural history books which were illustrated and coloured by himself. This edition contains 9 plates more than the first, which was published in 1827.
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