The Encyclopedia of Shells

Wye Kenneth R.

ISBN 10: 1856279766 / ISBN 13: 9781856279765

Published by Grange Books Ltd, 1996

About this Item

In4 relié sous jaquette en bon état, 288 pages,1996 (légères marques sur la jaquette, dédicace de l'auteur en page de garde). Envoi soigné.

Seller Inventory # 25417

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Encyclopedia of Shells
• Publisher: Grange Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856279766
• ISBN 13: 9781856279765
• Binding: Couverture rigide
• Edition: 2ème Édition
• Condition: Bon
• Dust Jacket Condition: Bon
• Seller catalogs:
  • Marine
  • Animaux

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Synopsis

Libro usado en buenas condiciones, por su antiguedad podria contener señales normales de uso

From Library Journal

This book for serious shell collectors, not vacationers, provides color photographs of over 1000 types of shells. While the photographs are exceptionally clear, they are unfortunately almost all the same size, without a representation of scale, regardless of the actual size of the shell. Distribution, habitat depth, and relative availability to collectors are explained in descriptions. Coverage is worldwide with extensive representation from the Far East, including many shells rarely seen by casual shell collectors. Nevertheless, libraries having one of the editions of R. Tucker Abbott and S. Peter Dance's Compendium of Seashells (1990, American Melacologists. 4th ed.) will not need this volume unless their collections are exhaustive.
- Susan Klimley, Columbia Univ. Libs.
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