The Conchologist's Text-book

<p>The Conchologist's Text-book by William Macgillivray originally published in 1858 serves as an enduring guide to the study of shells and mollusks. This comprehensive text embraces the arrangements of Lamarck and Linnaeus providing a detailed overview of the classification systems prevalent in 19th-century natural history. Included is a glossary of technical terms enhancing the reader's understanding of the subject matter. <br/><br/>The book offers a brief yet informative account of the Mollusca making it a valuable resource for both amateur collectors and serious students of natural history. Macgillivray's work stands as a testament to the historical interest in conchology and the broader field of invertebrate zoology.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>