Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca. 1913. First edition

Manual of the New Zealand Mollusca By Henry Suter. 

Publisher: John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington, 1913. First edition [Text volume only]. 

Hardback without dust jacket. 
Ex-School Library Copy. Original green cloth boards show distinct rubbing, standard bumping to the corners and spine ends, surface marks, and chipping along the edges and spine extremities. Binding remains sound and stable. Bears typical institutional library marks, pockets, or stamps to the preliminary pages and edges. Pages show light natural age tanning and minor handling marks but remain clean, firm, and fully legible throughout. xxiii, 1,120 pages.

 The historic, authoritative cornerstone of New Zealand marine biology and malacology. Compiled by the celebrated Swiss-born naturalist Henry Suter, this massive 1,120-page text stands as the first truly comprehensive systematic catalogue describing 1,079 native species of marine, land, and freshwater shells across New Zealand and its subantarctic islands. An essential primary scientific reference and a fascinating artifact of early Kiwi scientific exploration, ideal for marine biologists, serious conchologists, and South Pacific natural history enthusiasts.

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