Mitre Shells from the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Pechar, Peter; Prior, Chris; and Parkinson, Brian

ISBN 10: 0909197113 / ISBN 13: 9780909197117

Published by Robert Brown & Associates, Bathurst, 1980

About this Item

Unpaginated [126pp], illustrated in colour with 56 full-page colour plates, figures (one folding), index. Pictorial laminated boards in jacket which shows some wear at and by the spine head. More than 680 specimens of some 270 species and forms are pictured and the plates are organised so as to enable the average collector to differentiate between species which at first may seem similar. Size: 4to.

Seller Inventory # 028141

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mitre Shells from the Pacific and Indian Oceans
• Publisher: Robert Brown & Associates, Bathurst
• Publication Date: 1980
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0909197113
• ISBN 13: 9780909197117
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History & Environment

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Synopsis

This is another of those books that had only a short run and is consequently not an easy title to find today. It is so far as I can remember the first book to present a full-color iconography of the majority of families Mitridae and Costellariidae that are apt to find their way into collections. While the book is still very useful it is largely surpassed by the much newer Mitridae Costellariidae by Robin & Millard. But for those who are serious students of these families, this is still a very important work and somewhat of a direct link to the newer book. This book appears to be in almost new condition but it has a very small bump at the lower edge of the front cover. There is a sheet of errata glued onto the front fly-leaf and the name of the previous owner is written on this page. The title page has an embossed stamp with the past owner's name. Otherwise, this book appears to be new. There is a small label on the spine which was for library placement of the book in the owner's collection.