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LEADER: 01716cam 2200301Ia 4500
005 20070807165332.0
008 000512s1855 enkaf 001 0 eng d
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm44040925
040 $aIAC$cIAC$dSMI$dUtOrBLW
049 $aSNI1$nosds 04/18/07
090 $aQL405$b.A234 1855
100 1 $aAdams, H. G.$q(Henry Gardiner),$d1811 or 12-1881.
245 10 $aBeautiful shells :$btheir nature, structure, and uses familiarly explained, with directions for collecting, cleaning, and arranging them in the cabinet : descriptions of the most remarkable species, and of the creatures which inhabit them : and explanations of the meanings of their scientific names, and of the terms used in conchology /$cby H.G. Adams ; illustrated with numerous engravings & coloured plates.
260 $aLondon :$bGroombridge and Sons,$c1855.
300 $a78, 2 p., VIII leaves of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c18 cm.
440 0 $aYoung naturalist's library
500 $aSeries from cover.
500 $aIncludes index.
500 $aThe leaves of plates are bound at the front of the volume.
500 $aThe final 2 p. are publisher's advertisements.
541 $aBiblio.com (David Bunnett Books);$cpurchased with endowment funds;$d2006;$h$81.40.
583 $aextracted picklist$c20081216$zBHLEX
590 $aSCNHRB copy 39088012158119 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Purchased from the Alice E. Kennington Rare Book Fund.
590 $aSCNHRB copy has the publisher's blind- and gilt-stamped green embossed-cloth binding.
650 0 $aShells$vPopular works.
650 1 $aShells$xCollection and preservation.
650 0 $aMollusks$vPopular works.
949 $lscnh$gscnhrb$i39088012158119$nlc$trare