I recently was given a catalog of "used books" that are currently being
sold by the firm Antiquariaat Junk.  As I was looking through the catalog,
which itself is quite impressive, there were books by the likes of
the Sowerby's, Kiener, H & A Adams, Blainville, W. Wood, Chenu, da Costa,
Dautzenberg, Montfort, Ferussac and Deshayes, Born, Reeve, Swainson,
Tryon, Martini and Chemnitz, just to name a few.  If one was to buy all
the books listed at the advertised cost you would lay out $1,097,003.50 US
dollars.  This figure was calculated for my wife who was tired of hearing
me moan over the works included and I believe wanted to give me something
to do in another room :-)

Most of these works, there are some 300 plus volumes, are from the
personal library of Antonio Nora of Oporto, Portugal.  This is quite an
impressive library and I was wondering if anyone on Conch-L can shed some
light on Mr. Nora.  Who is he?  Is he a malacoloist?  How old?  etc.
 Thanks.
Charlie
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Charlie Sturm, Jr
Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
Assistant Professor - Family Medicine

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