Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, or, The British conchology
Subtitle: containing the descriptions and other particulars of natural history of the shells of Great Britain and Ireland : illustrated with figures, in English and in French
By: by Emanuel Mendes da Costa = Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, La conchologie britannique : contenant les descriptions & autres particularités d'histoire naturelle des coquilles de la Grande Bretagne & de l'Irlande : avec figures en taille douce : en anglois & françois / par Emanuel Mendes da Costa
Contributors: Millan, John, 1704-1784, bookseller; Elmsley, Peter, 1734 or 1735-1802, bookseller; Robson, bookseller; White, Benjamin, active 1785-1798, bookseller; Latham, John, 1740-1837, former owner; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner; Henderson, J. B. (John Brooks), 1870-1923, former owner
Published: 1778
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Identification; Mollusks; Classification
Other titles: Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ; British conchology; Historia naturalis testaceorum Britanniæ, ou, La conchologie britanniqu; Conchologie britannique
Notes: Parallel texts in English and French in two columns.

Woodcut head- and tail-pieces.

Engraved plates with hand-coloring.

Errata: page [1], 4th page group.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT113819

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SCNHRB has two copies.

SCNHRB copy 1 (39088005940069) has bookplate of William Healey Dall. Property stamp of the Division of Mollusks Sectional Library.

SCNHRB copy 1 has ink manuscript signature on front free endpaper: John Latham, Romsey (?).

SCNHRB copy 1 has ink manuscript bibliographical note on front free endpaper.

SCNHRB copy 1 has two typescript notes pasted to preliminaries.

SCNHRB copy 1 has leaves with manuscript notes tipped-in before each plate.

SCNHRB copy 1 has occasional pencilled manuscript notes to text.

SCNHRB copy 1 bound in brown library buckram, title in gilt on spine.

SCNHRB copy 2 (39088000487124) has bookplates of John Brooks Henderson and William Healey Dall.

SCNHRB copy 2 bound in green library buckram, title in gilt on spine; measures 29 cm.