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MES, COKRIE, 



OF WOODVILLE, NEAR BIRMINGHAM 



WHOSE ACQUIREMENTS IN VARIOUS BRANCHES 

 OF SCIENCE ARE EQUALLED BY 

 THE GENEROSITY AND BENEVOLENCE WITH WHICH 

 SHE MAKES HER KNOWLEDGE AVAILABLE 

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INTENDED TO RENDER THE STUDY OF CONCHOLOGY 

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AND WHICH OWES ITS PUBLICATION TO HER KIND 

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GRATEFULLY DEDICATED BY 



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