[Rarebooks] FS: Mendes da Costa's 1778 work on British Conchology w/17 hand-colored plates.

[Kenneth Karmiole]

(C0NCHOLOGY) Mendes da Costa, Emanuel. HISTORIA NATURALIS TESTACEORUM BRITANNIAE, OR, THE BRITISH CONCHOLOGY; Containing the Descriptions and Other Particulars of Natural History of the Shells of Great Britain and Ireland: Illustrated with Figures. In English and French. London: Printed for the Author... 1778. Title printed in English and French. Lg. 4to. xii,254,viii pp. Index. Double column parallel text in English and French. Illustrated with 17 copper engraved hand-colored plates with multiple images. Cont. mottled calf, gilt decorated spine (rubbed and extremities chipped) with red calf spine label (chipped). Edges and corners a bit rubbed. Hinges split but holding nicely.    $1,250.00 (trade discount allowed)

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