ATTRIBUTED TO MARTIN LISTER (1639-1712):HISTORICA CONCHYLIORUM LIBRI 4, SECTIO XIII: ONE PLATEInk on paper, unsigned, inscribed '1181' lower right, variously inscribed on the reverse.
17 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (sight),...
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(9) ANTIQUE WEDGWOOD CONCHOLOGY SHELLDISHES Late 19th c., England, pink enameled porcelain, each with impressed Wedgwood stamp, model number 7035, some inscribed "S Arca Antiquata" to underside, 13"l x 7"w (largest),...
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George Brettingham Sowerby (British,1788-1854) and George Brettingham Sowerby Jr. (1812-1884) SOWERBYS CONCHOLOGY SOWERBYS CONCHOLOGY...
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7 BOTANICAL & RARE SEASHELL 1846 MANUALLot8 assorted mostly botanical books: 2 vol. cased set Wildflowers of the US by Rickett, 1st edition, 13 in high; 3 vols. Britton & Brown Illustrated Flora by Gleason 1952; Antique...
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TWO CONCHOLOGICAL ENGRAVINGS, FRAMED(19thcentury)
Two small studies of shells and seaweed, ?pub. by Mr. Jones 1806?, engravings with hand coloring, sheets 7-3/4 x 10-1/4; gilt wood frames, 13-5/8 x 13-3/8 in.
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GEORGE PERRY(British, born 1771)
Fiveplates of shells from Conchology, or the Natural History of Shells: containing a New Arrangement of the Genera and Species, London: W. Bulmer and Co. for William Miller, 1810-1811,...
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GEORGE PERRY(British, born 1771)
Eightplates of shells from Conchology, or the Natural History of Shells: containing a New Arrangement of the Genera and Species, London: W. Bulmer and Co. for William Miller, 1810-1811,...
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TWO ANTIQUE PRINTS FROM GEORGE PERRY'SCONCHOLOGY, OR THE NATURAL HISTORY OF SHELLS Hand-colored aquatint, early 19th century, to include images of the strombus (conch), in uniform matting and framing....
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GEORGE PERRY (BRITISH, 19TH CENTURY)AFTER JOHN CLARKE (BRITISH, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY) 15 ½" x 19 ¼" Set of 4 hand-colored aquatint engravings (Plates XLV, XIII, LVI, and VI) from "Conchology, or the...
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Staffordshire blue transfer-ware plate:''Cadmus'' by Enoch Wood & Sons named after the ship that brought Lafayette to America in 1824 shell border highlights the 19th century fascination with natural sciences...
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1 vol. Perry, George. Conchology,or the Natural History of Shells. London: William Miller, [1811]. Folio, full gilt-paneled 19th-century brown morocco, gilt-lettered & paneled spine, untrimmed gilt edges,...
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1 vol. Wood, W(illiam). General Conchology,or a Description of Shells... London: for John Booth, 1815. Vol. 1 (all published). 8vo, contemp. diced calf; scuffed, spine gone, front cover detached. With 60 hand-colored...
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1 vol. Sowerby, G(eorge) B. A ConchologicalManual. London: G.B. Sowerby, 1839. First edition. 8vo, orig. green cloth, blind-stamped covers, gilt-stamped spine; casing loose, spine chipped. With 24 hand-colored plates....
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Large English Gilt-Tooled Leather-CoveredDesk Box, third quarter 19th century and later, of folio form, the spine entitled "Conchology" in gold, h. 21-1/4", w. 15-1/2"....
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Lot. Lea, Isa Observation on The GenusUnio. Philadelphia [1842]-[1874]. Vols. 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, index to vols. 1-13, vol. 3 only; A Synopsis of The Family Unionidae, Philadelphia, 1870. 4to, printed...
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(MOLLUSKS) WOOD WILLIAM A group of 17hand-colored engravings of shells largely from General Conchology (London 1835). Size of largest 7 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches....
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George Perry shell aquatints: 13 printsfrom Conchology, or The Natural History of Shells: Containing a New Arrangement of the Genera and Species , published by W. Bulmer & Co. for W. Miller, 1810-1811, watermark...
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