02284cam a22003493u 4500 65171 UtSlPG 20260610134514.0 m cr n 260607r2021||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 06014936 UtSlPG en iso639-1 QL Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 The Conchologist's First Book : 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. Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2021 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conchologist%27s_First_Book Stated by R.W. Griswold, in the International monthly magazine, Oct. 1850, to be a copy nearly verbatim, of the text-book of conchology by Captain Thomas Brown, printed in Glasgow in 1833. Release date is 2021-04-26 Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Conchologist's First Book" by Edgar Allan Poe and Thomas Brown is an illustrated textbook published in 1839. Originally printed under Poe's name alone, this concise guide to shell classification was created to provide students an affordable alternative to expensive scientific texts. Poe contributed more than his famous name—he wrote the preface, translated French passages, and reorganized the material. The book's success sparked plagiarism accusations that would haunt Poe, yet scholars recognize his role in making complex science accessible to American readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Mollusks Brown, Thomas, 1785-1862 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65171 105994 105994