ONE OF THE FIRST NATURAL HISTORY WORK ABOUT MOLLUSCS, SHELLS, OCTOPUSES, SQUIDS, NAUTILUSES, CONCHOLOGY, MARINE ANIMALS AND SEA MONSTERS. "Histoire Naturelle, Ge?ne?rale et Particuliere des Mollusques" (Natural History, General and Particular of Molluscs) by Pierre Denys de MONTFORT (1766–1820). SIX (6) volumes, complete first edition (1802-1805), and beautifully illustrated with 72 detailed copper engravings by the best French illustrators of the time. Among the illustrated species there is also the famous Kraken (Colossal Octopus) mythological animal that was the nightmare of sailors of the time, and Scandinavian legends said it had a reputation for bringing down ships, as illustrated in the famous engraving of this rare edition.