ISBN: 9781230161341

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 110 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Pur… Meer...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 110 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.2in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1778 edition. Excerpt: . . . hell; and on this interior border those Jhells that are toothed have the teeth, which arefive, long, narrow, prominent and parallel. The inner or pillar lip is thick and very fpread, and the whole mouth within is generally very smooth, glossy, white or livid. The fpires are five; the body one large and swelldi the others diminih, but not quite gradually, to a harp point j thcy are swelld and rounded, and separated by a depression and furrow, spirally ridged, and pretty thickly set; the ridges are prominent, rounded, and like threads. The turban or lower wreaths have the ridges notched or fcaled, and seel very rough. Asid of the top and pillar lip is a large prominent twirld edge, which in many Jhells (not ail) has a Jhallow between and the mouth, with a narrow cavity, umbilicus like, in the same manner as the Buccinum Magnum, No. 72. fupra. The iata lavi, columella paniucula. --Lin. S. N, La coquille est extremement epaisse and forte pour sa grandeur, qui est petite, generalement de un un and demi pouce ea longeur, and environ trois quarts dun pouce en largeur au travers du milieu de la bouche, dune forme grosse and pyramidale, and c finit dans une pointe fort aigue. La bouche est etroite and oblongue-ovale; elle finit au haut dans une goutiere, large, profonde, and tortille; au bas elle setendc dans un angle. La levre exterieure est bord tranchant, and un peu canel ou dentel, mais ds le borde elle penche quelque chofe en dedans la bouche une bordure, ouelle devient extremement epaisse comme le reste de la coquille; and fur cette bordure interieure les coquilles qui font dents ont cincq dents, longues, etroites, saillantes and . . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

2013, ISBN: 9781230161341

Trade paperback, Fine., Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 110 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white., [PU: Rarebooksclub.com]