Conchology, or, The Natural History of Shells
Conchology, or, The natural history of shells : containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries
English architect, George Perry (b. 1771) authored this groundbreaking scientific book on conchology, the study of shells. It is the only shell book illustrated with hand-colored aquatint plates by the engraver John Clarke. The illustrations were based on natural specimens mostly from private collections and the British Museum, including shells from across the globe, from Sri Lanka to New Zealand. Some names assigned to shells by Perry are still in use today.
This is an early 19th century volume bound in full red tooled leather. The leather is delaminating and the front gutter is cracked. Conservators will repair the cracked hinge and re-attach the delaminated leather.
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Adoption Type: Preserve for the Future
