I bought mine (soft bound) from the Academy 2 years ago. At that time they
were out of Vol. I, part. 1. And yes, they are the originals as one can tell
from the price lists of various other Academy publications printed on the
covers. They are also quarto bound; one needs to sit down with a letter
opener & slice open the pages.

Aydin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert & Betty Lipe [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 22:30
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Land Mollusca books
>
>
> Thanks Emilio, Now everyone can get copies.  Emilio are these
> originals?
> Someone needs to write and see if they can really get them.
>
> Bob
>
> Emilio Jorge Power wrote:
> >
> > Hello!
> >
> > The Pilsbry monograph "Land Mollusca of North America
> (North of Mexico)"
> > Vol I, part 1 & 2 and Vol II, part 1 & 2 (a 4 book set) is
> available from
> > the
> > Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The pubs
> website page is at;
> >
> > http://www.acnatsci.org/research/index.html?/scipubs/index
> >
> > The books are listed in the bibliography table as follows;
> >
> >  No. 3
> >         Pilsbry, Henry A. 1939, 1940,
> >         1946, 1948. Land Mollusca of
> >         North America (North of
> >         Mexico). Two volumes, four parts.
> >         573 pp., 419pp., 520pp., 592 pp.
> >         Respectively.
> >                                      Price per part:
> >                                      $35.00
> >
> > I do not know if they are soft or hard cover. I obtained my
> set some time
> > ago
> > and had them bound. However I think the Academy used to
> also sell them
> > hard bound and soft bound.
> >
> > Later,
> >
> > Emilio Jorge Power
> >
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> >
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> >
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> > http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/Gold/9440/polymita/polyhompg.html
> >
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