To Conch-L List Members

I have been tasked with the distribution of a fairly large private marine and freshwater mollusks library to be sold in sections in silent auction at the end of the month.  The book list is only being distributed to scientists/ naturalists in the hopes that the material actually goes to someone who can use it.  The library has over 675 items and has been divided into collections representing THREE general subject areas: (1) FRESHWATER/ TERRESTRIAL MOLLUSKS, (2) MARINE MOLLUSKS, and (3) MARINE BIOLOGY. Each of the three collections is to be sold SEPARATELY as a unit via silent auction; with each going to the highest bidder(s). Northeast Natural History & Supply will be overseeing the auction and eventual dispersal of the collection. Offers can be submitted via email to [log in to unmask] or in writing to the address provided below.

Among the marine mollusks and marine invertebrates portions of the collection can be found Agassiz' "Coral Reefs of the Tropical Pacific ("Albatross Expedition")", "Catalogo de la Malacofauna Antartica Argentina" by Carcelles, Alfred Russell Wallace's (1881) "Inland Life or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras", various reports of Alexander Agassiz' "Albatross Expedition", Sowerby's "Thesaurus Conchyliorum", "Molluscan Taxa Described by Tadashige Habe" by Okamoto, all six volumes of  Libbie Hyman's "The Invertebrates" and an early complete set of "Contributions of the Bermuda Biological Station."  

The land/freshwater portion of the collection includes such works as "Fresh Water Mollusks of Mozambique" by Azevedo et al., "Studies in the Achatininae, Anatomie, Phylogenie und Historische Biogeographie der Ampullariidae" by Berthold, Burch's "Freshwater Snails of North America", "Natural History and Propagation of Fresh-water mussels" by Coker et al., "Monographic Survey of South African non-marine Mollusca" by Connolly, "Recent Lymnaeidae" by Hubendick, Bequaert's "Land Mollusks of the Belgian Congo", "Monograph of American Corbiculidae" (1865) by Temple Prime; and a rare signed and dedicated copy of "Disposito Systematica Conchyiarum Terrestrium et Fluviatilium quae Adservantur in Collectione Fratrum Ant.
Et Ju Bapt. Villa" by Villa and Villa (1841).

Among the 675 items are over two dozen works signed by their authors, as well as a late 20th Century copy of Darwin's "Geologic Observations. of South America Visited during the Voyage of the H.M.S. Beagle" thrown in; just for good measure.  EACH LIST IS AVAILABLE digitally in Portable Document Format (pdf file) upon request by electronic mail
([log in to unmask]) or in writing to Northeastern Natural History & Supply. Collection lists are also available for viewing online at:
https://sites.google.com/site/northeastnaturalhistory/home/classroom-news/
invertebratezoologylibraryupforauction. 

BID OFFERS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 29TH (LEAP YEAR) OF 2016 ONLY.
Bidders will be notified by March 6th.

Copies of previous lists of individual books for sale in other disciplines are available upon request.

Warmest regards,

Jay
Jay Cordeiro
Northeast Natural History & Supply Co.
24 North Grove Street
Middleboro, MA 02346 USA
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