Title
The conchologist's first book, or, A system of testaceous malacology, arranged expressly for the use of schools : in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new species added, and the whole brought up, as accurately as possible, to the present condition of the science
Title Variants
Alternative:
Conchologist's first book
Alternative:
System of testaceous malacology
By
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862
, Conchologist's text-book.
Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 1805-1886
, lithographer.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Philadelphia, Published for the author, by Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, 1839
Notes
The text is a close paraphrase of Captain Thomas Brown's The conchologist's text-book, first printed in Glasgow, 1833.
"Printed by Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell"--Verso of t.p.
Plates signed: P.S. Duval, Lithr. Philadelphia.
Errata: at foot of p. 156.
Includes index.
Subjects
Mollusks
Call Number
QL405 .P74
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.16157
LCCN:
https://lccn.loc.gov/06014935
OCLC:
920473
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