"Printed by Taylor and Francis"--Verso of t.p

Plates signed: W. Sowerby or G.B. Sowerby

Some of the plates are hand-colored

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Vol. 1. Land and freshwater shells -- v. 2. Marine shells, comprising the Brachiopoda, and Conchifera from the family of Anomiidae to that of Mactridae -- v. 3. Marine shells, comprising the remaining Conchifera, the Solenoconchia, and Gasteropoda as far as Littorina -- v. 4. Marine shells, in continuation of the Gastropoda as far as the Bulla family -- v. 5. Marine shells and naked Mollusca to the end of the Gastropoda, the Pteropoda, and Cephalopoda; with a supplement and other matter, concluding the work

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SCNHRB has two copies

SCNHRB c. 1 has bookplates of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Stamped on t.p.s: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library

SCNHRB c. 1, v. 5 has bookplate of John Brooks Henderson

SCNHRB c. 1 has pencilled ms. notes to text

SCNHRB c. 1 has 1-leaf of publisher's advertisements bound-in at end of v. 4 and at beginning of v. 5

SCNHRB c. 1 bound in brown library buckram, title in gilt on spine

SCNHRB c. 2 lacking frontispiece to v. 1

SCNHRB c. 2 has 1904 publisher's advertisement to Land and freshwater shells of Great Britain

SCNHRB c. 2 has bookplates of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library

SCNHRB c. 2 stamped on t.p.'s: Smithsonian Libraries Sep 09 1986

SCNHRB c. 2 with 3 leaves of photocopied ms. index and notes. See library staff for access

SCNHRB c. 2 with [2], 8 p. of publisher's advertisements bound-in at end of v. 5

SCNHRB c. 2 bound in recent brown library buckram, title in white on spine. Vol. 5 with booklabel: This book was bound through the generosity of the National Capital Shell Club

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