Author: Frank Collins Baker
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2017-11-08
Total Pages: 752
ISBN-13: 9780260586575
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Excerpt from The Mollusca of the Chicago Area, Vol. 1: The Pelecypoda Some eight years ago Willey estimated that the whole number of North American species might ultimately reach one thousand, but that limit has been passed already, as I have the names of over sixteen hundred, including varieties, and it is not at all probable that, after the most conservative study and elimination, the number would be reduced by more than three hundred, if so many. 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.
Author: Frank Collins Baker
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2023-07-18
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781020086144
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This comprehensive guide to the mollusks of the Chicago area is the definitive resource for shell collectors and marine biologists alike. With detailed descriptions of hundreds of species and full-color illustrations throughout, this book is a must-have for anyone with an interest in marine life. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Frank Collins Baker
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Published: 2012-01
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781290246279
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.