The conchologist's first book, or, A system of testaceous malacology, arranged expressly for the use of schools : in which the animals, according to Cuvier, are given with the shells, a great number of new species added, and the whole brought up, as accurately as possible, to the present condition of the science / by Edgar A. Poe ; with illustrations of two hundred and fifteen shells, presenting a...
156 pages, 12 leaves of plates : illustrations (lithographs) ; 18 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1839
Notes:
The text is a close paraphrase of Captain Thomas Brown's The conchologist's text-book, first printed in Glasgow, 1833.
"Printed by Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell"--Verso of t.p.
Plates signed: P.S. Duval, Lithr. Philadelphia.
Errata: at foot of p. 156.
Includes index.
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SCNHRB has three copies.
SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013485495) has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Bequest of S. Stillman Berry.
SCNHRB c. 1 is the gift of Clyde Roper.
SCNHRB c. 1 inscribed on 2nd front free endpaper: D.P. Noyes / June 7th 1839 [and] Geo B. Brainerd.
SCNHRB c. 1 has a sale receipt from May 1, 1948 for this copy and an exhibition description laid-in.
SCNHRB c. 1 has pencilled ms. markings and notes.
SCNHRB c. 1 has original printed, pictorial paper covers over boards with green sheepskin spine; housed in an archival cardboard box.
SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013485537) has stamped on t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum [ms. acc. no.] 266470.
SCNHRB c. 2 has pencilled ms. markings and notes in text; pencilled bibliographical note on front paste-down.
SCNHRB c. 2 has pencilled inscription on 1st front free endpaper: Theo: N. Gill ... Brooklyn 1855.
SCNHRB c. 2 has original printed, pictorial paper covers over boards with green sheepskin spine; housed in an archival cardboard portfolio.
SCNHRB c. 3 (39088013485578) has bookplate of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Stamped on t.p.: Division of Mollusks Sectional Library.
SCNHRB c. 3 has magazine clipping, concerning the sale of a Poe letter, pasted to verso of 1st front free endpaper. Bookdealer's description pasted to p. [3].
SCNHRB c. 3 stamped on verso of t.p.: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Jul 22 1913 [ms. acc. no.] 227320.
SCNHRB c. 3 has original printed, pictorial paper covers over boards with green sheepskin spine; housed in an archival cardboard box.
