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PERRY, George. 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.
2° (420 x 255mm). Letterpress title, introduction (4pp.), index (1p.), 61 HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES by John Clarke after the author, each with accompanying leaf of description. (Offsetting of text onto plates, plate LVII with short clean tear to outer margin, not affecting image, occasional light marginal finger-soiling.) Contemporary straight-grained dark-brown morocco, covers with foliate border in gilt and blind, spine gilt in six compartments, lettered in one, g.e. (minor cracks to foor of front joint, one or two scuffs, corners bumped). Provenance: Benjamin M. Everhart (signature dated 1870, book-plates from West Chester, Pennsylvania, dated 1883, on title, final leaf and pastedowns).
FIRST EDITION of one of the classic English works on conchology, and the only book on shells to be illustrated with aquatints. The work led to a rift between Perry and his fellow conchologist G. B. Sowerby, who accused him of dreaming up extraordinary shells and questioned his naming of certain species. Nissen ZBI 3134.
2° (420 x 255mm). Letterpress title, introduction (4pp.), index (1p.), 61 HAND-COLOURED AQUATINT PLATES by John Clarke after the author, each with accompanying leaf of description. (Offsetting of text onto plates, plate LVII with short clean tear to outer margin, not affecting image, occasional light marginal finger-soiling.) Contemporary straight-grained dark-brown morocco, covers with foliate border in gilt and blind, spine gilt in six compartments, lettered in one, g.e. (minor cracks to foor of front joint, one or two scuffs, corners bumped). Provenance: Benjamin M. Everhart (signature dated 1870, book-plates from West Chester, Pennsylvania, dated 1883, on title, final leaf and pastedowns).
FIRST EDITION of one of the classic English works on conchology, and the only book on shells to be illustrated with aquatints. The work led to a rift between Perry and his fellow conchologist G. B. Sowerby, who accused him of dreaming up extraordinary shells and questioned his naming of certain species. Nissen ZBI 3134.