Front matter
Reading edition
BEAUTIFUL SHELLS:
THEIR NATURE, STRUCTURE, AND USES FAMILIARLY EXPLAINED;
WITH DIRECTIONS FOR COLLECTING, CLEANING, AND ARRANGING THEM IN THE CABINET;
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MOST REMARKABLE SPECIES, AND OF THE CREATURES WHICH INHABIT THEM;
AND EXPLANATIONS OF THE MEANINGS OF THEIR SCIENTIFIC NAMES, AND OF THE TERMS USED IN CONCHOLOGY.
BY H. G. ADAMS, Author of “Nests and Eggs of Familiar British Birds,” “Beautiful Butterflies,” “Favourite Song Birds,” “A Story of the Seasons,” &c. &c.
ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS & COLOURED PLATES.
LONDON: GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS, 5, PATERNOSTER ROW. M DCCC LVI.