Foreign Land and Fresh Water Shells From All Parts of the World Except the United States and Canada

Self-Published by the Author, St. Petersburg, FL. 1948. Hardcover. Stated First Edition. Retired college reference library copy. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for library stamps on the title page and the textblock edges. Book Condition: Good; index number on front board; glue remnant on front pastedown; foxing to textblock edges and first and last page; splash stain on front board. No DJ. Gray grained boards and spine with maroon lettering on the spine and front board with mollusk picture on front board. Clean internals. Interior hinges are sound and not split. 183 pp 8vo. This book is designed to give collectors of Foreign Land Shells an idea of what is out there. There are just as many shells on land as in the sea but they average smaller in size from 5-6 inches to minute. This little book will show samples of some 1400 species included in over 250 genera. There are illustrations from every land, with adequate descriptions. A clean presentable copy.