Dear Franck,

you might be interested in the facsimile edition that has just been
published:

Perry's Arcana: A Facsimile Edition (Arcana, Or Museum of Nature)
[FACSIMILE] (Hardcover)
~ Richard E. Petit (Editor)

    * *Hardcover:* 576 pages
    * *Publisher:* Temple University Press (September 28, 2009)
    * *Language:* English
    * *ISBN-10:* 1439901953
    * *ISBN-13:* 978-1439901953

with a foreword by Paul Callomon. The Strombus species you mentioned are
listed in the index.

Hope this helps,
Tilo


Franck Frydman wrote:
> Hello,
> 1°) Would somedy have Perry's description and plate of Strombus nigricans
> and /or Strombus divergens (which are supposed to be the same)
> published in
> 1811 (Arcana, London , volume 2 plate 7I)?
> 2°) Are melanistic Cypraea found in Sri Lanka? New Caledonia is famous
> for
> them, but I want to know whether they occur there.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Franck Frydman
>
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