(SHELLS) Tryon George; and Pilsbry Henry Manual of Concholog

Sale 1974 - Lot 446

Price Realized: $ 3,910

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Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

(SHELLS.) Tryon, George; and Pilsbry, Henry. Manual of Conchology: Structural and Systematic. [First Series.] 1198 lithographed plates, most hand-colored. 17 volumes in 19. 8vo, gilt-lettered flexible morocco, some wear at extremities; internally clean. Philadelphia, 1879-98

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"To value this work properly one must appreciate that it is not only a marvel of compilation and illustration but that it is a scentific rock of Gibralter"--Bennett, page 119; Nissen, Zoology 4176.