KINGDOM OF THE SEASHELL

Abbott, R. Tucker

ISBN 10: 0517166089 / ISBN 13: 9780517166086

Published by Rutledge Books/Crown Publishers, New York, NY, 1972

About this Item

Text/BRAND NEW. Natural linen boards w/blue lettering/Fine. DJ/VG; strong & sound w/scrape, small losses to lower front. Conchology from R. Tucker Abbott, director of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island off the coast of Florida. Basic mollusk biology for shell collectors. 256 pgs. 11 photo illustrated chapters: 1, Molluscan Seashells; 2, How Shells Live; 3, Where Shells Live; 4, Evolution of Shells; 5, Around the World for Seashells; 6, Habits of Shells; 7, Collecting Shells; 8, Collector's Items; 9, Shells Through the Ages; 10, The Uses of Shells Today; and II, Shells & the Connoisseur, followed by Guide to the Seashell Literature.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: KINGDOM OF THE SEASHELL
• Publisher: Rutledge Books/Crown Publishers, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517166089
• ISBN 13: 9780517166086
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Thus
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Nature, Ecology, Conservation
  • Natural History
  • Biology, Botany, Zoology, Physiology

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Synopsis

Describes the evolution, behavior, and economic and aesthetic significance of numerous mollusk species

From Booklist

From the director of the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel Island off the coast of Florida comes an information-packed guide to the collecting of shells, their place in cultural and economic history, and the animal life they contain. Tucker enlivens his book with accounts of rare creatures, such as venomous cones that contain tiny creature whose harpoon-shaped proboscises are laden with poison. Lovely color and black-and-white photographs accompany the scientific text on mollusk development. Information is provided on starting a collection, looking for mollusks as a beachcomber and a diver, storing and labeling shells, and consulting professional museum collections. Denise Perry Donavin