BEAUTIFUL SHELLS; THEIR NATURE, STRUCTURE & USES 1871 HENRY ADAMS, FINE BINDING

[ADAMS, HENRY GARDINER]. Beautiful Shells; Their Nature, Structure, and Uses Familiarly Explained, With Directions for Collecting, Cleaning, and Arranging Them in the Cabinet and Descriptions of the Most Remarkable Species. London: Groombridge and Sons, 1871.

REPRINT. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (18.5 x 12.5 x 2 cm); pp. [4], 156 + 8 leaves of colour plates. English text. Handsomely bound in full calf gilt; all page edges gilt; marbled page edges; illustrated with eight coloured plates and numerous engravings in the text. Printed by Simmons & Botten. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the hinges and joints intact. Covers and contents well-preserved, some light sporadic fox spots, the plates largely clean. Gift inscription to front endpaper. A lovely copy.