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A Child's Book of Sea Shells William M. Hutchinson 26 x 18.5cm Very thin book and illustrated in full colour. $7

A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic Coast by Percy A. Morris. PB 12 x 18 cm. 330 pgs. 1980....Third edition of Morris' first guide, title #3 of the Peterson Field Guide series, with 1035 described species, Photographed in 76 plates, 8 of which are in colour....$10

A Field Guide to the Shells of our Atlantic Coast by Percy A. Morris. HC 12 x 19 cm. 190 pgs. 1947....First edition of Morris' first guide, with 400 described & photographed species, 102 in colour....$10

A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Shells by Percy A. Morris. HC 12 x 19 cm. 297 pgs. 1974....Third printing of the second edition of the Peterson Field Guide series title #6, with 945 species described & 72 photographic plates (8 in colour)....$14

A Field Guide to Shells of the Pacific Coast & Hawaii by Percy A. Morris. HC 12 x 19 cm. 297 pgs. 1966....First printing of the second edition of the Peterson Field Guide series title #6, with 945 species described & 72 photographic plates (8 in colour) Includes the "sinistral" O. porphyria on the dustjacket ....$15

A Guide to Field Identification, Seashells of North America by R.T. Abbott. PB 11 x 19 cm. 280 pgs. 1986....The revised edition, with hundreds of species beautifully & accurately illustrated by George Sandstrom. Decent coverage of the more findable species of both coasts....$8

An Atlas of Cowrie Radulae by Hugh Bradner & E. Alison Kay. PB 21 x 28 cm. 179 pgs. 1996....The radulae of 202 Cypraea species disectected, discussed & illustrated in drawings, light & electron microscope images....$15

American Seashells by R. T. Abbott. HC 26 x 19 cm. 541 pgs. 1960....Fifth printing of the 1954 first edition, covering 1500 species, with 40 full page photo plates, 24 of them in colour....$25

Animals of the Estuary Shore Malcolm B. Jones, 1983. 14.5 by 20.5 cm. 162 pages. Coil-bound handbook for New Zealand estuarine life of numerous Phyla, with keys. $9

Economic Mollusca of China 19 by 27 cm. 325 pages. All in Chinese except for latin names on plates & figures! Mostly illustrated with line drawings within the text, & 4 full page colour plates. $11

Exploring the Seashore Gloria Snively, 1978. 240 pgs. 23 x 15 cm. A field guide to Shorebirds & intertidal plants & animals of Oregon, Washington & B. C. with drawings, maps & photos...$14 (1 available)

Field Preparation of Marine Specimens George J. Mueller Curator, Marine Collection University of Alaska, 1972. 44 pages, 25 x 17 cm.

Guide to Australian Shells Alan Hinton, post 1976. 20 by 25 cm. 82 pages. 1060 species on 77 beautifully photographed colour plates. With dustjacket $18

Guidebook to Pecten Shells by A. Rombouts. HC 20 x 27 cm. 157 pgs. 1991....Covers nearly 300 Pectinidae & 100 Propamussiidae, with more than 200 illustrated....$10

Hall's Shells of the Florida Coasts Revised edition 1956, reprinted 1983. 32 pgs. 21 x 14 cm. Line drawings & colour plates of the usual suspects from Florida...$4 (1 available)

Illustrated Catalogue of Latiaxis and its Related Groups by S. Kosuge & M. Suzuki. PB 18 x 26 cm. 83 pgs. 1985....Excellent coverage of Latiaxis, Coralliophila & a few other related minor families, with photos in B&W and in colour....$14

Illustrations to "Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells" by Phillip Carpenter Doris C. Brann, 1966. 111 pgs. 23 x 15 cm. 60 plates of line drawings originally intended for publication with Carpenter's 1857 work, including an index to the original text...$8 (1 available)

Indo-Pacific Mollusca Vol. 2, No. 9 Helmet Shells of the World by R. T. Abbott. PB 29 x 22 cm. 202 pgs. 1968....Distributed on looseleaf format in segments, this one covers Cassis & Phalium genera of the family Cassidae....$9

Introduction to Invertebrate Fossils of New York Paul L. Weinman, 1966. 21 by 28 cm. 19 page educational leaflet, with geological map & line drawings of examples. $3

"Japanese Shells" Auth? PB 21 x 15 cm. 180 pgs. 1998....Entirely in Japanese except for the latin shell names & 142 full colour plates. Not even sure of the title or author!....$5

Mollusks American Fisheries Society Special Pulbication 16. 25 x 17 cm Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates fromthe United States and Canada; 276 pages $15

National Geographic March, 1969. Paul Zahl & Victor Boswell. 446 pgs. 25 x 17 cm. The Geographic's renowned quality colour photos give glorious life to this article...$8 (1 available)

National Geographic July 1949. Rutherford Platt. 84 pgs. 25 x 17 cm. Lovely old early treatment of shells & collecting, with 16 illustrations & 41 colour photos...$9 (1 available)

New Zealand Shells & Shellfish Collecting & Eating Glen Pownall. 1971. 87 pgs. 25 x 19 cm. Information on collecting, colour photo section for identification & good assortment of recipes...$10 (1 available)

Of Sea and Shore Magazine Volume 23, No. 4 Winter 2001. Illustrated in full of colour plus 5 plates, 29.5cm x 21 cm. $ 5.95

Of Sea and Shore Magazine Volume 25, No. 4 Winter 2001. Illustrated in full of colour, 29.5cm x 21 cm. $7.95

Pacific Coast Shells by Percy A. Morris. PB. 12 x 18 cm. 297 pgs. 1987....More recent title for the Peterson Field Guide series title #6, with 945 species described & 72 photographic plates (8 in colour)....$15

Seashells '85 A 1985 calendar, but also a portfolio of 15 lovely art photos of selected shells, suitable for framing! $3

Seashells S. Peter Dance. 1973. 159 pgs. 18 x 11 cm. Good little starter book, beautifully colour illustrated...$4 (1 available)

Seashells, a Photographic Celebration by N. R. Gordon. HC. 27 x 36 cm. 144 pgs.1990....Big, beautifully photographed, hardcovered coffee table book....$15

Seashells by R.T. Abbott. PB 11 x 18 cm. 160 pgs. 1983....Nice introduction to the hobby with more than 160 colour photographs....$4

Seashells of North America R. T. Abbott, 1968. 11 by 19 cm. 280 pages. Great little North American field guide, with 850 species illustrated in colour. $10

Shell Collector Premiere Issue mini-issue 30 pages, 21.5 x 14 cm. $3

Shells Roderick Cameron, 1961. 21 by 24.5 cm. 100 pages. 1972 Edition. A well illustrated history of shells and their relationship to man in art, culture & commerce. $15

Spondylus Spiny Oyster Shells of the World by Kevin Lamprell. HC 27 x 20 cm. 84 pgs. 1986....Covers 95 species, all on full page colour plates....$8

Starting a Shell Collection Meriam Gilbert. Thin book, 45 pages, 26 x 18.5 cm. $ 5

The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Shells by Harald Rehder. PB 19 x 10 cm, 895 pgs. 1986....Second printing of the 1981 edition with 671 shells discussed in detail, notes on 200 more & 705 full colour identification photos....$13

The Molluscs A Guide to Their Study, Collection & Preservation by the American Malacological Society. PB 19 x 25 cm. 445 pgs. 2006....Lots of great info on how & where to collect, preserve & photograph molluscs....$24

The Shell 500 Million Years of Inspired Design by H. & M. Styx & R.T. Abbott. PB 25 x 25 cm. 163 pgs. 1978....Paperback version reproduced at close to the original size format, with 100 illustrations, 65 in colour....$9

The Shell 500 Million Years of Inspired Design by H. & M. Styx & R.T. Abbott. PB 24 x 17 cm. 144(?) pgs. 1973....Smaller format paperback version of this beautiful treatment, with the photos reprinted at less than their full original size....$5