Plates are signed by G.B. Sowerby Jr.; Nissen notes that the plates are from Sowerby's Conchological illustrations and his Thesaurus conchyliorum Adjusted plate count includes plate CXIV* Includes bibliographical references and indexes Nissen, C. Zoologische Buchillustration extracted picklist SCNHRB has two copies; CHMRB has one copy SCNHRB c.1 (v.1, 39088009318668; v.2, 39088009318759) has plates without coloring and with brief letterpress captions that are not found in SCNHRB c.2 nor in the CHMRB copy SCNHRB c.1 has stamp: Smithsonian Institution National Museum; accession no. 219969 SCNHRB c.1 has plate LVII misbound between plates LVIII and LIX; also plate LXXV is misbound between plates LXXVI and LXXVII SCNHRB c.1 has later red half-leather binding with faux marbled-paper boards and endpapers; raised bands; and gilt-lettered spine SCNHRB c.1 and c.2 (v.1, 39088009331703; v.2, 39088009318734) have bookplate: Ex libris William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library SCNHRB c.2 has later red embossed cloth binding with gilt-lettered spine; a printed label on front paste-down endpaper reads: This book was bound through the generosity of the National Capital Shell Club CHMRB copy (v.1, 39088009318544; v.2, 39088009318445) is a bequest from Robert W. Chanler, 1933 CHMRB copy has accession nos.: (v.1), 9163; (v.2), 9164 CHMRB copy has later brown buckram binding with gilt-lettered red leather spine label; binder's stamp on front free endpaper: Bound by Bailer Bros., N.Y