The Williams Collection of Shells: A Brief Account of the Conchological Cabinet of Mrs. Alice L. Williams (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

George Halcott Chadwick

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ISBN 10 : 0243142536 ISBN 13 : 9780243142538

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2019

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From one of many notices from well known conchologists sent to Mrs. Williams. A pril 24, 1908. In my article in the magazine I did not have space to describe the many different points in which your Conchological Collection is unique, and stands out so prominently and you might almost say alone, among the great world collections. It is unique in the lavish abundance of the most beautiful and costly specimens of each leading family. For instance, take the A urantias, the Scottii, and Decipiens, and very many other rare species of the Cypraeidae, all represented by numerous specimens. The same may be said of the pal ma roseas, the rotas and tenuispinas of the Muricidae, and the imperialis, and junonias of the Volutidae. Most collectors would be satisfied with one specimen of these rare shells, but your collection by having numerous specimens, shows all the variations of form and coloring found in each species, and each one is the finest that can be procured. It is also unique in having so many of the less showy families as fully represented in species as the more beautiful favorites. For instance, the Clansilias, the Neritas, Marginellas, Columbellas and many more too numerous to mention, although small and varying little in form, are as fully represented in species as the larger and more popular families. This makes the collection peculiarly valuable from a scientific point of view. Then it is unique as to the varieties and extremely choice things it contains. For instance, the Conus gloria maris, which is if I remember rightly, a finer specimen than the one in the British Museum for which, Edgar Smith the Curator told me, they paid five hundred dollars, and which has been specially noted in conchological literature for over a hundred years. The Conus cervus, cedo-nulli, rhododendron and almost numberless others in that family are fine examples of rarity and b
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0243142536
• ISBN 13: 9780243142538
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 97
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