An Essay towards a Natural History of Corallines. John Ellis. 1755
Ellis, John. An Essay Towards a Natural History of the Corallines, and Other Marine Productions of the like Kind, Commonly found on the Coasts of Great Britain and Ireland. To Which is Added the Description of a Large Marine Polype Taken Near the North Pole, by Whale-Fishers, in the Summer 1753. London, Printed for the Author, sold by Millar, Rivington and Dodsley. 1755. 1st ed. 4to. Recent quarter morocco on cloth, gilt hand lettered label and date to spine, 5 raised bands, hand sewn silk headbands and new endpapers by Delrue. Folding frontis plate, title, [iii] - xvii, contents [7], Errata, PP PP103, 38 numbered plates, some folding, Description of Mr Cuff's Aquatic Microscope, folding plate of the instrument, making a total of 40 plates. Occasional light soiling and spotting on text pages, strong imprint in very good order throughout. | 
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