Elements of Conchology, Or, an Introduction to the Knowledge of Shells

by Emanuel Mendes da Costa

$650 · Offered by Thorn Books

First edition

London: Benjamin White, 1776. First edition. Hardcover. Near fine. Item #24521 8vo. vi, 318 pp. Index. Later quarter calf, spine tooled in blind and gilt, marbled paper boards, vellum corner tips. Two folding charts, seven folding plates, uncolored. Plate III with erasures of contemporary notes, ownership name on title, crossed out, else this is a fine copy. Scarce and

• Binding: Leather

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