TURTON, William (1762-1835) - Conchylia Insularum Britannicarum. The Shells of the British Islands, Systematically arranged. London: M.A. Nattali, [1822].   First edition of this treatise on shells from the British Isles by the English naturalist William Turton with the plates handcoloured at the time.   4to (236 x 185mm). 20 full-page engraved plates coloured in a contemporary hand, text in Latin and English (some foxing). Modern binding backed in leather, preserved in a case.

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