Scientific results of the Second Yarkand Mission : based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka, Ph. D. 14, Mollusca / by Geoffrey Nevill

"Published by order of the government of India." "A list of the Mollusca obtained by the late Dr. Stoliczka in central Asia and Ladák, while attached as naturalist to the second embassy to Yárkand ..." --Page [1] (second group). The leaf of plates is signed: R. Mintern lith.; Mintern Bros. imp. Also available online. SCNHRB copy mq614159 is no. 6 in a volume with binder's title: Second Yarkand Mission, Stoliczka. SCNHRB copy has an armorial bookplate: J.C. Mansel-Pleydell, with motto: Quod vult valde vult. SCNHRB copy has handwritten notes on endpapers; the volume was apparently acquired from Quaritch, based on an acquisitions note pencilled in the gutter of page [1] (2nd group) of the first work bound in the volume. With stamp and accession number on verso of title page of 1st work in the volume: 324244; Smithsonian Institution National Museum Sept 25 1943. SCNHRB copy has an old gilt-tooled black half-leather binding with marbled paper boards, raised bands, marbled endpapers, and top edge gilt. The leaf of plates was present at time of cataloging (July, 2016). Elecresource