COLLECTION OF SHELLS. 
TUB-. J. C. STEVENS will Sell by Auction, at his Great Booms, 38, 
King Street, Covent Garden, on Tuesday, 8th of June, at half-past 12 pre- 
cisely, a FINE COLLECTION OF SHELLS, collected by a gentleman many years 
resident at Amboina. Amongst the varieties are Conus gloria- maris, omaicus, 
admiralis, the granulated varieties; pruofectus ; Ranella perc*a ; Murex clavus tria- 
latus, cummingii, scorpio, laciniatus, axicornis, Voluta cymbiola, Malleus aliens, 
Spondylus regius, many fine Mitra, Oliva, Pectens, Spondylus, and others, over 600 
species, some 1500 shells. On view the day prior after 2 o’clock and Morning of 
Sale, and Catalogues had. 
VI R. J. C. STEVENS will Sell by Auction at his Great Rooms, 38, 
^ ^ King Street, Covent Garden, on Tuesday, 8th of June, a VALUABLE 
COLLECTION OF DIURNAL LEPIDOPTERA, the property of a gentleman 
residing at Wimbledon, contained in three cabinets, which form one piece of furni- 
ture or three separate cabinets, as may be desired. They will be offered as a whole 
at the upset price of £100. Further particulars to be had of Mr. J. C. Stevens, 
Auctioneer and Valuer, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL & MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, comprising 
Curtis’ British Entomology, 16 vols. ; a fine large paper copy of Drake’s Ebo- 
racum, or the History and Antiquities of the City of York; and other valuable 
works : fine specimens of Hymenopterous Nests, Microscope, Entomological Appa- 
ratus, &c., the property of the late F. Smith, Esq. : a Collection of Fossils, British 
and Foreign Insects, Cabinets, &c. 
Mr. J. C. STEVENS will Sell the above by Auction at his Great Rooms, 38, 
King Street, Covent Garden, on Friday, July 2nd, at half-pa.st 12 precisely. May 
be viewed after 2 o’clock the day prior and Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 
In the Press ( with eight plates). 
A MONOGRAPHIC REVISION x^ND SYNOPSIS OF THE 
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