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VENNING, Mary
Rudiments of Conchology...
Harvery and Darton London, 1826. Duodecimo, with ten handcoloured plates; top blank corner cut fromone plate, occasional staining, original marbled boards, extremities rubbed, rebacked in morocco. First edition of this charming conchological guide for children which takes the form of an instructive dialogue between a father and his two children. The plates are exquisitely engraved and coloured by hand. There are several references to Pacific shells from Australia, New Zealand and California, including a detailed description of the Cyproea aurora, which was worn by Maori chiefs as a badge of honour.
Another interesting vignette is the story of the Argonauta which was presented to the Natural History Museum in Paris by Huon, who had found it during the voyage in search of La Pérouse.
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