Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Illustrations of the Conchology of Great Britain and Ireland <p>Every shell as far as possible has been drawn after nature, and generally from the largest and most beautiful specimens the Author could meet with. But some of the smaller species, Whose existence rests on the authority of Walker and Adams. He has been obliged to copy from their works, and therefore does not hold himself responsible for their accuracy. <p>That this Work may always retain its place as a Complete System of British and Irish Testaceology, the Author intends from time to time to publish Supplementary Plates, with descriptions, as new discoveries are made and would therefore recommend, that, in binding the book, a few blank leaves should be inserted at the end, which may be cut out, so as to give place to additional plates. <p>The arrangement which the Author has adopted is principally that of Lamarck; he has however found it necessary to introduce some of Dr Leach's Genera, and a few new ones of his own. <p>About the Publisher <p>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com <p>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.