Swainson, William,  1789-1855 <br/><br/>
Exotic conchology :  or drawings and descriptions of rare beautiful or undescribed shells / 
by William Swainson 
 - Princeton, N.J. :  Published by Van Nostrand for the Delaware Museum of Natural History,  1968. 
 - xxiv, 47 p., 48 p. of color plates ;  30 cm. 
 - Reproduction series ;  no. 1 .
 - Reproduction series ;  no. 1 .
<br/><br/> Includes facsimile title pages of the 1834, 1821, and 1841 editions. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. x) and index 
<br/><br/>Preface / by R.T. Abbott -- Biography of William Swainson / by N.F. McMillan -- Reproduction of text of 1821-1822 edition -- Reproduction of Sylvanus Hanley's 1841 edition -- Modern explanation of plates / by R.T. Abbott 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Shells--Pictorial works<br/>Mollusks