A Catalogue of the Shells Contained in the Collection of the Late Earl of Tankerville: Arranged According to the Lamarckian Conchological System; ... of Many New Species (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Shells Contained in the Collection of the Late Earl of Tankerville: Arranged According to the Lamarckian Conchological System; Together With an Appendix, Containing Descriptions of Many New Species

ON the occasion of opening for public inspection the matchless and celebrated Collection of Shells formed with such exquisite judgment and taste by the late Earl of Tankerville, and now confided to me by his Lordship's executors, for sale, some explanation of the particular object in view, and of the manner in which we intend to proceed, may appear to be necessary.

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