Shells.- Perry (George) Conchology, or the Natural History of Shells, first edition, 1811.

Shells.- Perry (George) Conchology, or the Natural History of Shells, first edition, 61 hand-coloured engraved plates, half-title paper repairs to verso, some light foxing and off-setting to text pages (including to half-title and title), later half calf, some staining to lower portion of spine, [Nissen ZBI 3134], folio, 1811. ⁂ First edition of Perryman's work, which while at times has been criticised for a certain exaggeration of form and color, is now accepted as among the most attractive and colourful in the field. Similarly, despite use of derided unscientific nomenclature, many of the names utilised by Perryman here are now accepted. The study was compiled from specimens in private collections, including those of Elizabeth Bligh, the wife of Captain William Bligh of the infamous HMS Bounty.