J. Soc. Biblphy nat. Hut. (1968) 4 (7) : 363-367. 



MARTINI AND CHEMNITZ (KUESTER'S EDITION) SYSTEM- 

 ATISCHES CONCHYLIEN-CABINET, 1837-1920, 

 A COMPLETE COLLATION 



By Richard I. Johnson* 



Smith and England (1937), have in this Journal listed the dates and contents 

 of the 584 numbers of this work as they appeared, based on the copy in the 

 British Museum (Natural History). Their work is supplemental to the listing 

 of numbers 175-299, 1861-80 previously done (Taschenberg, 1890). A coUation 

 of the volumes appeared in the Catalogue of the Library of the British Museum 

 (Natural History) (3:1252-1253, 1910), but nothing published after 1906 was 

 included. 



The present coUation is based on this previous account, on the copy in my 

 library and the copy in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. It appears that 

 some of the published parts were later cancelled by the publisher, as they were 

 subsequently completely rewritten and do not seem to have been included with 

 subscriptions to the work begun after 1890. They are: vol. 1, pt. 1. [Introduc- 

 tion, Cephalopoda] H. C. Kuester, 1837, pp. 1-24, InstaUment 1; vol. 1, pt. 25. 

 Paludomus, Auct. [H. C. Kuester], 1862, pp. 1-8, InstaUment 179; vol. 8, pt. 

 1. MaUeacea, H. C. Kuester, 1840, 41, pp. 1-16, Instalhnents 21, 25; vol. 10, 

 pt. 3. Cardiaceen, Donax [H. C. Kuester], 1841, pp. 1-8, InstaUment 28. 

 The complete work contains 3,373 plates, all but 63 of which are colored, mostly 

 by band. 



This new coUation is intended to complete the previous one, as well as to 

 give more details on the numbering of the plates. The dates of the parts are 

 given in such a way as to indicate when a large hiatus occurred between the 

 commencement and completion of a part. The contents of the individual 

 instaUments are noted only when Information supplemental to that found in 

 Smith and England was available. The seeming inconsistencies in the listings 

 of the parts and sections is an attempt to preserve the original order of the 

 editors. In this compilation the plates are to be considered colored unless they 

 are specifically listed as being piain. Each part with text is generaUy preceded 

 by a double title page which is not part of the numbered pages. Certain 

 German words have been translated into English: 



Band 



Volume 



Abtheilung 



Part 



Theil 



Section 



Neue Folge 



Continuation 



Lieferung 



InstaUment = Number 



Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet von Martini und Chemnitz. Neu herausge- 

 geben von vervollstaendigt von H. C. Kuester (nach dessen Tode fortgesetzt 

 von W. Kobelt). 



* Museum of Comparative Zoology. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 



