Contributions to Conchology. Vol. 3. Synonymy of the species of Strepomatidae (melanians) of the United States; with critical observations on their affinities, and descriptions of land, fresh water and marine Mollusca.

New York, Bailliere Brothers, 1865. 8vo (20.3 x 13.7 cm). 100, 3 pp.; two lithographed plates. Later black buckram with gilt title on the spine. = The Contributions to Conchology were a series of papers written by the American malacologist George Washington Tryon (1838-1888). They should not be confused with an earlier, identically titled series by the American malacologist C. B. Adams. This third volume, dedicated to Isaac Lea, contains eight small contributions on pp. 9-18, and two plates; and one large monograph in four parts, viz. Synonymy of the species of Streptomatidae, a family of fluviatile Mollusca, inhabiting North America. The title thus differs from that given in the general title of the volume. It consists of 82 pp., including an index. Bound in the rear: Prospectus of an American Journal of Conchology, dated November, 30, 1864, and including a coupon for subscription. Provenance: stamp of the American malacologist Richard Irwin Johnson (1925-2020) in the top margin of the front free endpaper recto and title page. Otherwise, a very good, clean copy.