Excerpt from Manual of Conchology, Structural and Systemic: With Illustrations This great collection, undoubtedly richer than any other in exist ence in deep sea forms, was, with generosity rarely equalled, placed at my disposal by Prof. William H. Dal], Honorary Curator, and the authorities of the Museum. My most earnest thanks are due to them for this and other courtesies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.