The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea

The book of shells : containing the classes Mollusca, Conchifera, Cirrhipeda, Annulata, and Crustacea. ''In the present little volume... the method of M. Lamarck will be adhered to... As a whole, Lamarck's System remains unrivalled, and the young naturalist can readily add to the information it contains, by reference to the works of more recent authors...''--preface ''To the reader.'' ''Published under the direction of the Committee of General Literature and Education, appointed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.''--t.p. Includes table of contents. Wood engravings: frontispiece, text illustrations. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (Great Britain). Committee of General Literature and Education. Page 95 printed as 59.