A Conchological Dictionary of The British Islands. by Turton, William - 1819

[London, J. Booth, 1819]. Hard Cover. 1 p. l., [v]-xxvii, [3], 272 pages, xxvii color plates; 16.5 cm. One hundred shells illustrated on 26 hand-colored plates. Turton's shell collection was acquired by the Smithsonian (see DNB). Plates listed at pp. 261-272. THIS COPY LACKS TITLE-PAGE AND FRONT COVER; rear cover present & book otherwise complete. NUC 605: 387 (NT 0400022) lists 7 copies. Stock#OB390.

1st Edition. 12mo, xxvii + 272pp complete with 28 hand coloured plates. Hardcover no dust jacket. Recently rebound in black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in near fine condition. Inside all pages with marbled edges in very good condition with the odd spot of foxing throughout. Previous owner has made copious notes in small neat italic handwriting throughout on verso's and blanks to appendix, with text and plates unaffected. A very nice copy in new tight binding.

London : John Booth, 1819 A very good copy in quarter leather binding with 28 hand coloured plates. This copy looks to be in a contemporary binding with new endpapers - so the book is sound and tight. The binding has wear to the top and bottom of the spine, and a little to the joints but is clean and sound with gilt title label and gilt bands to the spine. There is a pencil signature from 1975 to the fep. The book has clearly been used but carefully looked after. There are 2 ink signatures to the title page: Eleanor Moody of Bathampton House, Wiltshire; and Marianne ? of Aldwick Court, Somerset. From the writing it looks like Marianne has done a careful cross check between plates and text, writing the name of the animal neatly in pencil on the plate and writing a cross reference to the plate neatly in the side margin of the text. Contents: 2 initial blank; title with vignette silhouette of Turton, preface, list of conchological authors, explanation of terms and plate list -ppxxiv; plates; text with… Read More