THE

 

CONCHOLOGIST’S FIRST BOOK:

 

OR,

 

A SYSTEM

OF

TESTACEOUS MALACOLOGY

 

Arranged expressly for the use of Schools,

 

IN WHICH

 

THE ANIMALS, ACCORDING TO CUVIER, ARE GIVEN

WITH THE SHELLS,

 

A GREAT NUMBER OF NEW SPECIES ADDED,

 

AND THE WHOLE BROUGHT UP, AS ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE, TO

THE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE SCIENCE.

 

  BY EDGAR A. POE.

 

 

WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN SHELLS,

PRESENTING A CORRECT TYPE OF EACH GENUS.

 

PHILADELPHIA :

 

PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR, BY

 

HASWELL, BARRINGTON, AND HASWELL,

 

AND FOR SALE BY THE PRINCIPAL BOOKSELLERS IN THE

UNITED STATES.

 

1839.