Shell Life. An Introduction to the British Mollusca. Revised by A. Laurence Wells. With Upwards of Six Hundred Illustrations, 188 of which prepared in Colour by W.J. Stokoe. [Wayside and Woodland series. Third Impression]. NEAR FINE COPY

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Sm. 8vo., Third Impression thus, with coloured frontispiece (original captioned tissue guard present), 32 plates depicting a variety of figures in colour and monochrome (all original captioned tissue guards present), and very numerous illustrations in the text; original series binding of green leather-effect cloth, upper board backstrip blocked and lettered in gilt and black, radial corners, lower board lightly age-marked else a near fine copy. Step's introduction to Mollusca was first published in 1901 with a revised edition in 1927. It was first included in W&W in 1945, twelve years after the author's death and substantially revised by A, Laurence Wells. A bright copy of the W&W third impression. See Marren, pp.171-172. N° de ref. del artículo 14929

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