Hugh and Marguerite Stix and R Tucker Abbott (27 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 163 pp. Very light rubbing to the cover edges. The binding is tight and square, and the text is clean. "A concise version of the authors' 'The Shell: 50 million years of inspired design.' ".

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used: Very Good. Trade Paperback. Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. The book is bound in a robust hardcover with minimal signs of wear. The absence of a dust jacket does not detract from its visual appeal. The spine and binding are intact, and the pages are clean and free from inscriptions or library markings, preserving the book's original integrity. unknown (no dust jacket visible) This 1984 edition is published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York. Photographs by H. Landshoff (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very clean book. Illustrated in color. Fold out at front of book. Pictures on request.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Landshoff, H. Photographer (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Landshoff, H. Photographer (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. Second printing, April, 1973. This trade paperback is in good condition, showing some wear consistent with age. The cover has minor scuffs and a small area of discoloration, but the binding remains strong and intact. The pages are clean and free from inscriptions or library markings, ensuring a pleasant reading experience. unknown (no dust jacket present). Photographs by H. Landshoff (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design. Very good with good+ to very good dust jacket. 0.0.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority. Landshoff, H. Photographer (illustrator).

Die Muscheln. Text von Stix und Abbott, Fotos Landshoff. Durchgehend meist farbig illustriert. Inhalt: Muscheln, Schnecken und der Mensch . als wirtschaftlicher Faktor Ein religiöses Symbol Das vorkolumbianische Amerika Das Mittelalter - St. Jakob und die Pilgermuscheln Heraldik - Renaissance und mehr . Klappenbroschur, Einband mit Gebrauchs- und Alterungsspuren, aber lles intakt. Mini-Namensstempel vorn, sonst sauber und Innenteil perfekt. 100 S. de.…

Softcover. Condition: Good. The text covers: shells and man; shells as an economic factor; a religious symbol; pre-Columbian America; the Middle Ages, St James & the scallop shell; heraldry; the Renaissance; the late Renaissance & the Baroque; Rococo; the emerging science of malacology; the shell in the 20th century. Abbott comments on each species with 'the malacologist's knowledge and devotion combined with impeccable scientific information'. 163 pages. Light foxing to endpapers. Illustrator: H. Landshoff [Photographs]. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Marine Life; ISBN: 0500271356. ISBN/EAN: 9780500271353. Inventory No: 262284. H. Landshoff [Photographs] (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Not Indicated. Color & B/W Plates (illustrator).

Condition: Gut. 163 Seiten, 100 Abb., davon 65 farb. Tafeln. Mit Bibliographie. Schutzumschlag mit klebender Folie überzogen, sonst kaum Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1950 4°. OLeinenband mit ill. Schutzumschlag. 25,5 x 25,5 cm.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. First Edition thus, revised and condensed version of the 1968 edition. DJ intact but no initial sales price provided; DJ chipped. Illustrated by H. LANDSHOFF with 65 plates in color, including two fold-out plates, and numerous photographs in black-and-white. Unmarked pages. Protected in an archival wrapper. More images and/or description can be sent on request. Condition: Near Fine in a Very Good+ DJ. H. LANDSHOFF (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. large, thick, blue & gilt decorative clothbound folio. (very large & heavy. international or priority shipping will cost extra.) fine cond. the cover has some sunfading. the dustwrapper is in protective plastic, a bit faded, light soiling and with an old spot where a sticker was. eges a bit yellow. othw. nice copy. tight binding. no names, inking etc. very clean inside. 188p+ biblio & index. " 203 illustrations, including 82 hand tipped plates in full color (some with tissue guards). several foldout illustrations. art. art history. archaeology. zoology. biology. malacology. marine biology. intelligent design. shell collecting. sanibel island. emperor of japan. paleontology. ~ Sea shells have enchanted mankind as far back as human records go. Their variety of shape, color, structure, texture, and modes of adaptation seems inexhaustible. Small wonder that people have always found pleasure in owning them, or that artists and craftsmen have incorporated them in everything ranging from massive architecture to personal jewelry. Today the passion for shell collecting is greater than ever, and all over the world the fraternity of collectors grows. Sea shells are a special gift of nature, as this book amply demonstrates. The authors, Hugh and Marguerite Stix, founded the Stix Rare Shell Gallery of New York and traveled to all comers of the globe in quest of shells and shell lore. With the collaboration of R. Tucker Abbott, who holds the Du Pont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, they created one of the most beautiful and revealing presentations of sea shells ever published.…

Hardcover. printed and bound in Japan. [oblong 4to] 188 plates, many hand-tipped color plates with tissue guards. Lightly sun faded spine else very good plus condition with text clean and binding sound without a dust jacket.

flessibile. Condition: Ottimo (Fine). Testo in inglese, 163 p., f.to cm 25x25, copertina flessibile, illustrazioni a colori e b/n. Ottime condizioni, lievi bruniture. Landshoff, H. (photo.) (illustrator). Book.

Quarto,163 pp.,photographs, softcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Abradale Press/Abrams edition. Quarto. Color photographs by H. Landshoff. Near fine, in a near fine dustwrapper. From the library of the artists Ben Shahn and Bernarda Bryson Shahn, with an estate label designed by their son, Jonathan Shahn.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Contents include shells and its relationship and meaning to man during the past 500 million years. Haard, dj,188pp., 203 illustrations including 82 hand-tipped in plates in full color. Inscibed and signed in ink on first fly leaf. Photogrraphs by H. Landshoff (illustrator). …

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Near Fine. 1. Publisher's blue silk covers with embossed gilt sea shells on the front cover, gilt lettering on spine, light gray endpapers. Illustrated with 82 tipped-in color photographs of sea shells and 203 illustrations by H. Landshoff. A beautiful book. . The volume is in perfect, pristine condition, unmarked, tight, square and clean. The dust jacket is very slightly rolled on the spine, else fine. FINE/ NEAR FINE. . B&W and Color photographs. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. 188(8) pp. Illustrated by H. Landshoff (illustrator).…

28x29. 188 pags. Fotos color y blanco y negro. Tela ed. con sobrecubierta.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. STIX, Hugh and Marguerite and ABBOTT, R. Tucker [188] pp. Abradale Press 1988 11" x 11 1/2" Seashells have enchanted mankind, apparently, as far back as human records go. Their variety of shape, color, structure, texture, and modes of adaptation seems inexhaustible. Small wonder that people have always found pleasure in owning them, and artists and craftsmen have incorporated them in everything ranging from massive architecture to personal jewelry. Today the passion for shell-collecting is greater than ever, and all over the world the fraternity of collectors grows - a segment of the population which acts as though they share some special gift of nature. Seashells, as a matter of fact, are a special gift of nature. This book shows why. The authors, Marguerite and Hugh Stix, are founders and directors of the Stix Rare Shell Gallery of New York - perhaps the only one of its kind in the world = and they have traveled to all corners of the globe in quest of shells and shell lore. In addition, they have set up a worldwide system of "shell correspondents," who transmit shell information, as well as the shells themselves, so that probably nowhere can a greater confluence of shells be found. With the collaboration of R. Tucker Abbott, who holds the Du Pont Chair of Malacology at the Delaware Museum of Natural History, they have created one of the most beautiful and revealing presentations of seashells ever published. With a dramatic layout and design, stunning black-and-white photographs, and numerous breathtaking colorplates, each shell is presented as an inspired work of art by a sensitive and creative photographer: H. Landshoff, Mr. and Mrs. Stix have written an introductory text which deals with the shell in history, shell lore from many cultures, the romance of collecting, and the influence of shell forms on art. Dr. Abbott comments on each species of shell reproduced, bringing to bear the professional malacologist's knowledge and devotion combined with impeccable scientific information. Thus, the subject is explored in depth, but always oriented to the general reader who will find in this aspect of nature some of the most bizarre, colorful, "inspired," and beguiling objects on earth.…

17676 STIX, HUGH AND MARGUERITE AND ABBOTT, R. TUCKER - THE SHELL - FIVE HUNDRED MILLION YEARS OF INSPIRED DESIGN - PHOTOGRAPHS BY H. LANDSHOFF - HARRY N. ABRAMS, INC., PUBLISHERS - 188 PLUS PP - ILLUSTRATED, OVER SIZED HARD COVER WITH DUST JACKET - 1968 FIRST EDITION - 203 ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING 82 HAND TIPPED PLATES IN FULL COLOR - VERY GOOD CONDITION (BS-658).…

Hardcover. Light cover wear to medium-blue textured cloth, w/nick in cloth at upper rear edge and scratch across front panel; long nonauthorial gift inscription on front free endpaper. Pgs tight, unmarked. Some tissue guards bit creased and askew. No DJ. 188 numbered pages. .

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