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Excerpt from A Catalogue of the Shells Contained in the Collection of the Late Earl of Tankerville: Arranged According to the Lamarckian Conchological System; Together With an Appendix, Containing Descriptions of Many New Species ON the occasion of opening for public inspection the matchless and celebrated Collection of Shells formed with such exquisite judgment and taste by the late Earl of Tankerville, and now confided to me by his Lordship's executors, for sale, some explanation of the particular object in view, and of the manner in which we intend to proceed, may appear to be necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.