48 THE NAUTILUS. 
Wolffgang Knorr, the author, states he wrote it during Nov. 1756 
at Nuremberg. The print 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 wasa 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. HowTI 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 
$5.00— Williard M. Wood, San Francisco, Cal., March 15, 1893. 
EXCHANGES. 
LAND AND FR.-waterR SHeius of Eastern Pennsylvania to 
exchange for Land, Fresh-water or Marine-shells from other local- 
ities.— Walter Black, 541 James Ave., Roxborough, Phila., Pa. 
