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| Author | Edgar Allan Poe |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Scientific textbook |
| Publisher | Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell |
Publication date | 1839 |
| Publication place | United States |
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The Conchologist's First Book (sometimes subtitled with Or, A System of Testaceous Malacology) is an illustrated textbook on conchology issued in 1839, 1840, and 1845. The book was originally printed under Edgar Allan Poe's name. The text was based on Manual of Conchology by Thomas Wyatt, an English author and lecturer.[1]
- ^ Sova, Dawn B. Edgar Allan Poe: A to Z. New York City: Checkmark Books, 2001. p. 200 ISBN 0-8160-4161-X