No. 11 of 13 · The Natural History Series

Cone Shells, Thanks Dad

Pictures by G. B. Sowerby II·Words by Lovell Reeve

Five cone shells, drawn life size and coloured by hand by G. B. Sowerby II for Lovell Reeve's 1843 atlas of shells, open onto a simple "Thanks, Dad". Cone shells were among the most prized of all shells, and one kind, the 'glory of the sea', was once so rare that only a handful were known. For a dad who deserves a proper thank-you.

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Inside, it says

Thanks, Dad

On the back

From the great natural-history books of the 1700s to the 1900s / CONE SHELLS / Conus / Cone shells were among the most prized of all shells; the 'glory of the sea' cone was once so rare that only a handful were known. / Conchologia Iconica, 1843 / Lovell Reeve's great atlas of shells; G. B. Sowerby II drew every shell life size, coloured by hand. / NATURAL HISTORY · FATHER'S DAY

A card for

• Father’s Day
• Thank you
• Birthday