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"Exotic Conchology Or Drawings And Descriptions Of Rare Beautiful Or Undescribed Shells" 1968 SWAINSON, William (SOLD) Andy Warhol complex layeringSWAINSON, William[47] pp. w 48 platesD. Van Nostrand Company, Inc1968An edition limited to 2,000 copies11 3 4" x 9 1 2" VG Scroll Down for (12) Additional Scans: Editor R. Tucker Abbott notes in his preface that this is "one of the most beautiful and most rare of shell books. produced in London in three editions, from 1821 to 1841. The early issues were so rare that the book remained a bibliographical puzzle until comparatively recently." This