Histoire abregee des Coquillages de Mer, de leurs Moeurs, et de leurs Amours Bateman is considered the leading

Bateman is considered the leading expert on orchids in the 19th century

a few page only with old marginal damp stains

According to Edward Step

Neat underlining on pages 43-45 and 69-72

Histoire abregee des Coquillages de Mer, de leurs Moeurs, et de leurs Amours Bateman is considered the leadingPp. [iv], viii, 202, engraved headpiece, 21 engraved plates printed in bistre, contemporary French marbled calf expertly rebacked, gilt title and panels on spine, marbled endpapers, 4to. This romantic conchology, specifically addressed to female readers as a subject worthy of their study. The text is a mlange of natural history observations, remarks on the use of shells in commerce and art, and moral parables drawn from the life of molluscs. The