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<dl><dd>Each section by different author, respectively: I. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Prévost and O. Des Murs, M. Duméril, A. Valenciennes</dd>
<dd>Plate numbers refer to the "Atlas de Zoologie," published Paris : Gide et Cie, 1846. The text portion was published in 1855</dd>
<dd>Published as [tome 5] of the whole voyage which was published in 10 v. and 4 atlas v. between 1840 and 1855 by Gide--Cf. NUC pre-56</dd>
<dd>"Paris. Imprimerie J. Claye"--Verso of half title of text</dd>
<dd>"Imprimerie Dondey-Dupré"--Verso of half title of atlas</dd>
<dd>Some of the plates hand-colored</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references and index</dd>
<dd>digitized</dd>
<dd>extracted picklist</dd>
<dd>Elecresource</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy, text (39088013487434) and atlas (39088013487475), cataloged as a set</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy text has bookplate of William Healey Dall, with ms. bibliographical note</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy atlas has bookplate of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy atlas has ms. letter from Dall to C. Davies Sherborn, British Museum Natural History, tipped-in before t.p. (with Sherborn's reply on verso of letter)</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy text and atlas blind-embossed on t.p.: U.S. National Museum Division of Mollusks Dall Collection [ms. acc. no.] 231233</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy text half bound in pebbled leather and brown cloth, title in gilt on spine, marbled edges and endpapers</dd>
<dd>SCNHRB copy atlas bound in black buckram, title in white on spine</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Zoology; Mollusks; Voyages around the world; Vénus (Frigate)</div>
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<dl><dd>Du Petit-Thouars, Abel Aubert, 1793-1864</dd>
<dd>Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore, 1805-1861</dd>
<dd>Prévost, Florent</dd>
<dd>Des Murs, Marc Athanase Parfait Œillet, 1804-1889</dd>
<dd>Duméril, Auguste Henri André, 1812-1870</dd>
<dd>Valenciennes, M., 1794-1865</dd>
<dd>Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927, former owner. DSI</dd></dl></div>
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