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 OF TllK JiKlTlSH ISLhX 



.John AV. Tayloi;, 



Memliie Honoraire de la Sociiilti Malacolosique de France, IC\-PresiJent and lloii. I.ifc McinUer of 



the Conchological Society of Great Britain and Irelajid, Ex-Prcsidenl and lion. Life Member 



of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union, late liditor of the " Journal of Conchology," etc. 



rpUE Pnl)lislier.s invite Suh.'^cniitioiis to tliis important work, which deals witli tlie 

 J- llecent and Fossil Laii.l and Fresliwatfr Molhisi-a of tlieso Ishiiids, trcatinj,' of 

 them not merely as found in the J5iitish Archipelago, lnit taUin;,' full co;,'nizarice 

 of the dillerent forms they assume in other regions. 



The First Volume of this magnificent work contains (i fnlly-colomcd plates, 

 4r)4 ])ages of letterpress, and 743 illustrations in the text, all specially drawn and 

 engraved solely for this work, an<l for the most part original. 'I'hc geograpliii-iii 

 and geological distribution, hahits, food, |)arasites, enemies, uses, moridiology, an<l 

 development are all e.xhaustively treated upon and fully illustrated. 



The SkconI) Volumk, dealing with the Slugs, is the most .•omiirchensivc 

 account of this interesting group of animals ever pul)lished, anil contains -Jd fully- 

 coloured jdates and maps, illustrating the Variation and Geographical l)istrii)ution 

 of every British species, fossil or recent, while upwards of 3U0 engravings elucidate 

 their internal organization, etc. 



The Third Voi.umk treats upon the Zonitidw, En(locloii/id<r, and Ilclirltftr, 

 illustrating shell variation by means of more than 200 artistically-coloured figures. 

 The comparative anatomy and external structure is shown by more than 800 

 carefully drawn figures, etc., and their distribution by 4S Special .N[aps. 



This work has received the highest euloginms from the leading scientific 

 conchologists of the day for its comprehensiveness and the magnificent style of 

 its i)roduction, and all critics have been unanimous in describing the work as 

 absolutely uniiiue in the we.alth and high artistic quality of the illustrations, and 

 the fulness, adei|uacy, and scientilic accuracy of the accompanying text. 



Vol. I. (Structural and General) . . . . f-2 l>s. Od. 

 Vol. II. (Testacelliche, Limachbr, Ayioniihi-) - - Ml •!<. od. 

 Vol. III. [Zonitiche, Emlodnutidw, Hclirida) - - 'CI •_'>. (td. 



Payments can be arranged on the Deferred System, if desired, or the work can 

 be supplied in Parts, as issued, if preferred, at 5/8 per part. 



OPINIONS OF KMINFNT A FTIIOKITI I'.S. 



From PnOK. Sl'iiiinON Brusina, Unircrsiti/ of Ai/nmi, hhIIku- <>/ 

 iiionerous concholnii'iccil worls. 



.\giani, Croatia. 

 "Though the first volume of your Monograph is worthy of all the praise that 

 can be bestowed upon it, yet the ])arts that liave since appeareil, devoted ti) the 

 species, call forth a still greater admiration. The coloured plates and pictures in 

 the text are unsurpa-ssable— they are truly works of art : and no other country in 

 the world can boast of possessing such a magnificent work upon its fauna " 



From IJR. C. Ag.MIDII AVk.STKKLUND, f/ir relrhriitfd Simflsh Xxlurolist. 



Pkoiineliy. Sweden. 

 "Thanks for the new iiart of your magnificent work. In the whole range of 

 malacological literature, the Monograph is <|uite uni(iue, and stands alone in the 

 wealth and variety of its contents, the richness of its illuslialion, ami admirable 

 arrangement, as well as in the great learning, and the const-rvative yet critical 

 acumen evinced in the text. • • • • It is, indeed, a proinl scientific monument for 

 its author and for his country." 



