4 vols.
Sowerby G(eorge) B., et al. editors. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or Monographs of Genera of Shells. London 1847-[18??]. Lg. 8vo, contemp. 1/2 green calf & pebbled cloth, red morocco spine labels; extremities rubbed; several spines chipped & defective. With 166 plates (165 hand-colored). Internally generally clean - very occasional minor foxing.
Incomplete collections of monographs on genera of shells, including the following monograph subjects: Terebra, Voluta, Tellina, Lingula, Terebratula, Orbicula, Crania, Hipponyx, Marginella, Cymba, Melo, Spondylus, Plicatula, Cancellaria, Nautilus, Ovulum, Pholas, Triomphalia, Neritina, Navicella, Bullidae, Meroe, Cytheraea, Circe, Artemis, Lucinopsis, Tapes, Clementia, Venus, Supplementary Veneridae, First Index to Veneridae, Venerupis, Petricola, Astarte, Cyprina and Suppl. Veneridae, Second Index to Veneridae, Eulima, Nisco, Leiostraca, Obeliscus, Pyramidella, Monoptygma, Stomatia, Gena, Microtis, Cerithium, Conus.
Property from the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Meyer Naide, Philadelphia, PA