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Index Testaceologicus; or a Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, Arranged according to the Linnaean System
by WOOD, W
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Lewes, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: W. Wood, 1825.. Second edition, 8vo, xxxii, (ii), 187, (1) pp, lacking a companion volume of plates. Slip concerning extra subscribers tipped in, bookplate of Thomas Stewart Traill, Scottish scientist, founder of several Liverpool institutions and Editor of the eighth edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica among many other positions. Contemporary dark green morocco, a.e.g., joints worn, spine sunned. Originally published in 1818, this is the title's second appearance despite the 1828 issue being styled "second edition"
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- Bookseller
- Bow Windows Bookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26987
- Title
- Index Testaceologicus; or a Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign, Arranged according to the Linnaean System
- Author
- WOOD, W
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- London: W. Wood
- Date Published
- 1825.
- Keywords
- Natural History Shells Conchology
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Bow Windows Bookshop
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Lewes, East Sussex
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Bow Windows Bookshop has a large general stock of old and fine books and maps. Owned in partnership by Ric Latham and Jonathan Menezes, we buy and sell all manner of titles from early leatherbound volumes to modern first editions. We exhibit at bookfairs in the UK and North America and issue regular printed catalogues. Located in the beautiful county town of Lewes in the south-east of England, we are open six days a week. All our books are described as accurately as possible and we abide by the Code of Good Practice of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association
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- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....