Shells An illustrated guide to a timeless and fascinating world Tapa dura - 1974

Doubleday & Company. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0600380483 . Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 192 pages .

Country Life, 1974. Hardcover. Good.

Country Life, 1974. Hardcover. Like New.

Doubleday & Co, New York, 1974. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. the book has a purple splatter across the bottom edge of the pages, and traces of foxing to the front edge of the text block . Internally clean, and free of annotation. Illustrated with charts, diagrams, line drawings, black-and-white photographs and colour photographs the book commences with an account of the evolution and biology of molluscs (mollusks), and then the author delves into facets of shells and their influence in religion, mythology, commerce and medicine, as well as giving a general history. Dust jacket is slightly faded across the top edge and on the spine. Size: 4to 9¾" - 12" tall. 192 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Natural History & Resources; Biology; ISBN: 0600380483. ISBN/EAN: 9780600380481. Inventory No: 0277929. . 9780600380481

Doubleday, 1974. Cloth. Very Good/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Very large, heavy book, yellow cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, short ink Christmas note at top inside front cover, 192 heavy pages, profusely illustrated, many in color. DJ glossy blue background with close-up color photo of shells on front, another on back. DJ has very slight wear at top front tip. Fine DJ/Very Good book.