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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

BIOGRAPHY. – George W. TRYON, Arthur MORELET, Otto Andreas Lowsin MORCH and others.

[A collection of contemporary or near contemporary biographies of well-known malacologists].

Published: Various, Various

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BIOGRAPHY. – George W. TRYON, Arthur MORELET, Otto Andreas Lowsin MORCH and others.

[A collection of contemporary or near contemporary biographies of well-known malacologists].

[comprising:]

1.Jonas COLLIN. Konchyliologen Otto Andreas Lowson Morch. En biografisk Skizze. Copenhagen: 1878. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Grey paper wrappeers, stapled. Provenance: Dr Edwin Linton (1855-1939, author’s presentation inscription).

2.Henri DROUET. Notice sur Arthur Morelet. Dijon: 1893. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Stapled into cream wrappers.

3.W.S.W. RUSCHENBERGER. A Biographical Notice of George W. Tryon … from the proceedings of the Academy. Philadelphia: 1888. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Original grey wrappers.

4.Jeffries WYMAN. Biographical Memoir of Augustus Addison Gould. 1805-1866 … with additions by William Healey Dall … Read before the National Academy of Sciences. Washington, D.C.: 1903. Octavo. Portrait frontispiece. Original green/grey wrappers, stapled into cream wrappers.

5.-18. [14 others, see images for a further sample] (18)

RIJ 94, 96, [???], [???], [???], [???],  [???], 116, 526, 907, 1059, 1237,  1274, 1347, 1686, 1799, 1875.

  • Binding Condition: Acceptable
  • Overall Condition: Acceptable
  • Size: Various
  • Sold By: Shadowrock Rare Books
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  • Country: United States
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