see also
>http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/~ksc/Malacologists/BinneyW.G.html
>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 20:49:56 -0500
>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: W. G. Binney - a blast from the past
>
>Dear Alfonso et al.,
>
>Back in 7/11/05 I replied to Alfonso: "..... As=20
>for W. G. Binney, again there appears to be no=20
>systematic bibliography. In his obituary (Gray,=20
>A. F., 1931. William Greene Binney. The Nautilus=20
>45(2): 37-41. Oct.), the writer mentions several=20
>of W. G.'s major works, including the=20
>bibliography above, his editing Descriptions of=20
>terrestrial shells of North America by Thomas=20
>Say, various updates of his father's magnum opus=20
>and A. A. Gould's Report of the Invertebrata of=20
>Massachusetts, and (with George Washington Tryon)=20
>The complete writings of Constantine Smaltz=20
>Rafinesque on Recent and fossil conchology. W.=20
>G.'s magnum opus was A manual of American Land=20
>Snails, published in 1885. Aside from these=20
>contributions, he wrote several papers and=20
>collaborated with Thomas Bland (1809-1885) on=20
>about 25 books papers. Again, I can find no=20
>exhaustive, or even systematic, bibliography....."
>
>Well, today I found an exhaustive, systematic, bibliography:
>
>Gray, A, F., 1937a. Bibliography of William=20
>Greene Binney. The Nautilus 50(4): 98-100. Jan
>Gray, A, F., 1937b. Bibliography of William=20
>Greene Binney (concluded). The Nautilus 50(4): 135-140. April.
>
>Harry
>
>At 08:10 PM 7/11/2002 +0200, you wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Before all of you go to Sarasota, could anybody provide me with some
> > bibliographical data about the malacological works of A. and G.W. Binney
> > USA, middle XIX century)?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > (It's known you have to go COA convention at least one time in your life=
> to
> > be a good conchologist... Someday, I will get it too)
> >
> > Alfonso Pina
> > M=E1laga, Spain
> > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]
> > www.eumed.net/malakos
>
>
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