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Small quarto,182 pp.,colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This beautifully illustrated volume is the first work of its kind to be devoted solely to Australian bivalves, and provides comprehensive coverage for 26 of the most colourful and popular families. The 77 full-colour plates feature 617 species, with the relevant descriptive text on the facing pages. Many species are illustrated in colour for the first time. B & W And Color Illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover in Dustjacket. Condition: Near Fine. FISHES MOLLUSCS -xiii, 182 illusts #060226Bivalves areÂa class of mollusks, like clams, oysters, mussels, scallops, and cockles, characterized by their two-part hinged shell (valves) that encloses a soft body, and they are essential aquatic filter feeders, cleaning water and serving as food/habitat, though some burrow while others attach or swim, lacking a distinct head and rasping tongue (radula). Bivalvia -- Australia Intertidal animals -- Australia Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. B & W And Color Illustrations (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 26.5cm x 19.5cm. 84 pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial glossy papered boards, pictorial jacket. Very Good Condition in Good Jacket. Minor foxing to interior, moderate to jacket verso. Very minor insect damage to fore-edge. Category: Natural History; ISBN: 0949267201. ISBN/EAN: 9780949267207. Inventory No: 0036307.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Bathurst, Crawford House Press, 1992. Quarto, xiv, 182 pages with 3 pages of line illustrations, a map, 77 full-page colour plates featuring 617 species, and another 2 full-page colour plates. Colour-pictorial papered boards slightly bumped at the foot of the rear joint; a near-fine copy with the excellent dustwrapper.…