Histoire abregee des Coquillages de Mer, de leurs Moeurs, et de leurs Amours The foreword is by Sir

The foreword is by Sir Mortimer Wheeler

but they were never formally organized into his encyclopedia

Bateman is considered the leading expert on orchids in the 19th century

Macaca fascicularis is the best known of all living macaque species

light foxing to endpapers

Histoire abregee des Coquillages de Mer, de leurs Moeurs, et de leurs Amours The foreword is by SirPp. [iv], viii, 202, engraved headpiece, 21 engraved plates printed in bistre, contemporary French marbled calf expertly rebacked, gilt title and panels on spine, marbled endpapers, 4to. This romantic conchology, specifically addressed to female readers as a subject worthy of their study. The text is a mlange of natural history observations, remarks on the use of shells in commerce and art, and moral parables drawn from the life of molluscs. The