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SOWERBY, JAMES

The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells which Have Been Preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Earth

The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, or Coloured Figures and Descriptions of those Remains of Testaceous Animals or Shells which Have Been Preserved at Various Times and Depths in the Eart
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'Still considered the supreme work of British topographical mineralogy' (Conklin, James Sowerby, His Publications and Collections, 1995).

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Natural History

FIRST EDITION, 6 vol., not including Supplement volume as usual, 611 hand coloured engraved plates, several folding, library stamps to title and frontispiece and plate 352, new end papers, occasional light foxing, later half calf over maroon cloth boards, spines gilt, bookplates to pastedown, 8vo, London: printed by Benjamin Meradith, 1812-1829

‘Still considered the supreme work of British topographical mineralogy’ (Conklin, James Sowerby, His Publications and Collections, 1995).

James Sowerby (1757-1822), was an outstanding artist and natural historian, renowned for his discoveries and prodigious output of beautiful, scientific books during the Age of Enlightenment in Great Britain. This work on invertebrate palaeontology contains detailed illustrations of Sowerby’s own fossil collection, accompanied by detailed descriptions. The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain was very popular, in part because of the handsome hand-coloured illustrations, but also due to Sowerby’s engaging writing style. This work became a classic in the field, as he named numerous new species and palaeontologists still cite his work.

Provenance:

Ex-libris Birbeck College

[Nissen ZBI 3917; Ward & Carozzi 2093.; Conklin, James Sowerby, His Publications and Collections, 1995]

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