[Rarebooks] FS: 1851 Book on Mollusks & Their Shells w/18 Hand-Colored Plates

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, Ephemera & Photographs]

1851 Book on Mollusks & Their Shells with 18 Hand-Colored illustrated 
Plates.

A Popular History of the Mollusca by Mary Roberts. Published in London 
by Reeve and Benham in 1851.“Comprising a familiar account of their 
classification, instincts, and habits, and of the growth and 
distinguishing characters of their shells”. Illustrated with 16 lovely 
colored plates. Mary Roberts [1788-1864] was a prolific natural history 
author and editor.

Publisher’s embossed green cloth with a gilt-impressed snail on the 
cover and elaborate spine decorations. 5.25”x6.5. ix+ 396 pages, plus 18 
hand-colored plates. Covers with minor wear and light soil and pages 
with a little scattered foxing; rear hinge reglued.  $200

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