ADVERTISEMENTS. 1. 
OPEN ZOmnNsS OF DE PRESS 
ON 
THE FIRST EDITION 
OF 
THE COLLECTOR’S MANUAL OF 
BRITISH LAND AND FRESHWATER SHELLS, 
By LIONEL E. ADAMS, B.A. 
SMANCHESTER CITY NEWS,” April, 1885. 
‘** There is no department of natural history that cannot be made into a 
pursuit both of value and intelligent interest, and, of course, shell-collecting 
is no exception to the rule. Mr. LIONEL ADAMS has compiled a manual 
for the collector of British shells, and what with his simple and clear direc- 
tions, his carefully arranged classification and descriptive details, a full 
glossary and index, and a series of one hundred and twenty five engraved 
figures of various shells, drawn by Mr. Gerald Adams, the book is the most 
complete work of the kind on the subject. The hearty admiration which 
Mr. ADAMS shows for objects which most people pass by unregarded is t... 
very quality needed to make him a capital guide for a young collector. 
There are in all one hundred and thirty species of British shells, but, says 
Mr. ADAMS: ‘there are numerous varieties of most of these; so that while 
a fair collection is within the reach of most people—often within the range of 
a single county—a perfect collection takes a long time to accumulate.’ Some 
instances are given of the curious way in which shells are introduced into 
this country from abroad, becoming at length so firmly established as to be 
ranked with indigenous species. . . . Altogether, the work may be 
cordially commended to all who are disposed to enter the lists as shell- 
collectors.” 
“ATHENAUM,” May goth, 1885. 
‘Young conchologists are likely to find this little manual, which is the 
work of an experienced collector, of much service in determining and classify- 
ing their treasures. About one hundred and thirty species of land and fresh- 
water shells occur in our own country, and by the aid of Mr. ADAms’ clear 
descriptions any intelligent student ought to have but little difficulty in 
identifying these species, and even in recognizing their chief varieties. The 
descriptions are supplemented by a series of excellent figures, mostly exe- 
cuted by Mr. Gerald W. Adams, the author’s brother. A glossary of 
technical terms, carefully accentuated, finds a place at the end of the book.” 
“SCIENCE GOSSIP,” May, 1885. 
‘*A beautifully got-up little manual, with exquisitely engraved figures of 
every British species. Perhaps no department of natural history has come 
more to the front lately than that of land and freshwater mollusca. Mr. 
ADAMS is well known as a conchologist, and he therefore knows what he is 
writing about. Moreover, he also knows how to present his knowledge in 
a useful form. The present work, besides describing every species, its 
habits, localities, &c., gives an account of all the varieties, hints on arrang- 
ing and preserving shells, &c.”’ 
