48 THE NAUTILUS. 



Wolffgang Knorr, the author, states he wrote it during Nov. 1756 

 at Nuremberg. The priut is in the old style ; very large. 



The book contains 100 pages, has 47 plates containing 248 exqui- 

 sitely water-colored (by hand) figures of shells. 



Think of the time it must have taken to color these ! How I 

 would like to have a glimpse of the person who colored them, 129 

 years ago! Some of the tints, especially the pearly ones used in 

 Haliotis striata, Haliotis marmorata and Trochus niloticus, are 

 something wonderfully clever. 



On the inside of the cover, was a piece of paper glued. On it 

 was engraved a crest of some person, with the words " Navitir et 

 Solerter, " and underneath it was engraved the following : — "Daniel 

 Cresswell, S. T. P. Coll : S. S. Trin : apud Cant : Soc. " The crest 

 was composed of a large ostrich with a nail in its mouth. Beneath 

 this was a shield, within same were three squirrels sitting on their 

 hind legs, eating acorns or something of that sort. Upon close 

 investigation, I discovered this crest was pasted over another. 

 With a great deal of trouble I succeeded in separating the two. 

 The lower one was an egg-shaped circle, within was a shield with 

 three holes in the upper portion. On top of the shield rested some 

 kind of a royal head-gear. Upon this head-gear lay a mummy 

 and upon the mummy an eagle had just alighted, and was in the act 

 of tearing out the eyes of the mummy. Under the crest was the sig- 

 nature of " JOHN LATHAM, M. D., Winchester. " 



Who can tell me anything about the persons above named? 

 Also if there are many of these books in existence. I should judge 

 they were quite rare. How I do wish that many other British col- 

 lections of old books might be brought here and sold at pub- 

 lic auction. Many rare books published during 1567-1656-1780 

 and 1800 were sold at the above sale, all the way from 25 cents to 

 %bm—Williard M. Wood, San Francisco, CaL, March 15, 1893. 



EXCHANGES. 



Land and Fr.-water Shells of Eastern Pennsylvania to 

 exchange for Land, Fresh-water or Marine shells from other local- 

 ities. — Walter Black, 541 James Ave., Roxborough, Phila., Pa. 



