[A collection of nine malacological works, uniformly bound, two inscribed to ‘Mons. H. Crosse’]

Joseph Charles Hippolyte CROSSE (1826-1898, collection ?).

[A collection of nine malacological works, uniformly bound in the 19^th-century in oatmeal-colored paper covered boards, with letterpress titling to the backstrips, two inscribed to ‘Mons. H. Crosse’]

Comprising:

1.Auguste BARBIE. Catalogue methodique des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles du department de la Cote-d’Or; suivi d’une note sur une monstrosite du Planorbis Corneus trouvee dans le Canal de Bourgogne, a Dijon. Dijon: 1854. Octa vo. Pp. [i-ii; 1-]2-34; [i-ii including final blank page]. 1 lithographed plate.

2.Spiridon BRUSINA (1845-1908). Contribuzione della Fauna die Molluschi Dalmati. Vienna: 1866. Octavo. Pp. [i-iv; 1-]2-134; [i-ii]. 1 lithographed plate. Original upper paper wrapper bound in. Provenance: author’s presentation inscription ‘A Mons. H. Crosse / S. Brusina’; Bibliotheque de la Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes (ink stamp to upper cover). An off-print.

3.Spiridon BRUSINA (1845-1908). Conchiglie Dalmate inedite (circa 90 specie). Vienna: 1865. Octavo. Pp. [1-]4-42. Original upper paper wrapper bound in. Provenance: author’s presentation inscription ‘A Mons. H. Crosse / S. Brusina’; Bibliotheque de la Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes (ink stamp to upper cover). An off-print.

4.Mariano de la Paz GRAELIS y de la Agüera (1809-1888). Catalogo de los moluscos terrestres y de agua dulce observado en Espana y descripcion y notas de algunas especies nuevas o poco conocidas del mismo pais. Madrid & Lima: 1846. Small octavo. Pp. [i-]vi[viii; 1-23[-34] + [1 page ‘correciones y adiciones’ (verso blank)]. Half-title. 1 folding lithograph. Including the final ‘corrections and additions’ leaf – rare thus?

5.Ange Paulin TERVER (1798-1875). Catalogue des Mollusques Terresres et Fluviatiles, observes dans les possessions Francaises au nord de l’Afrique. Paris & Lyon: 1839. Octavo. Pp. [-]4-39[-40]. 4 lithographed plates.

6.Wilhelm KOBELT (1840-1916). Cataloge lebender Mollusken … Erste Serie. Frankfurt: 1877. Octavo. Pp. [i-iv; 1-] 3-113[114 blank final page].

7.—9. [see images]

RIJ 26, 41, 42, 696, 1101, 1102, 1147, 1190, 1397