Rare and important
Blanford W. T. and H. F. Blanford
Contributions to Indian malacology, No. II.
Published
1861
Item ID
77762
€75.00
Calcutta [Kolkata], The Asiatic Society of Bengal, 1861. 8vo (22.5 x 14.5 cm). 20 pp.; two lithographed plates. Original printed wrappers.
Part of a rarely-seen series on Recent non-marine molluscs written by the British malacologist William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905). This is the second and last co-authored by his brother, the palaeontologist Henry Francis Blanford (1834-1893). Includes illustrations of many new or poorly known species. Published in the Society's Journal, No. 283(4). Uncut. Disbound. Wrappers frayed, and a bit stained in the margins, otherwise very good.