Doug & All...
 
Dottie is right. I also talked with John Jackson this morning and with 
the exceptions Dottie mentioned, it is a straight reprint. I stand 
corrected.  It seems the last time John and I spoke, we were discussing 
several different projects at the same time, thus, the confussion.
 
Regardless of my misinformation, the Compendium is still one of the most 
useful quick-reference tools of its kind and is something every collector 
should have in his/her library.
 
K. Hutsell
 
[Open mouth...insert foot...chew vigorously.]
 
Dorothy Janowsky wrote:
> 
> Hi all -
> 
> The reprint of Compendium of Seashells is just that - a reprint of the last
> edition. The only changes that have been made are to the cover design and
> the few pages, in order to incorporate the information previously on the
> dust jacket. The entire text & all photos are identical to the last
> edition. This was just confirmed by the publisher, John Jackson at Odyssey
> Publishing, this morning.
> 
> Many of you have been asking for the following details on this popular
> book:
> 
> COMPENDIUM OF SEASHELLS
> by R. T. Abbott & S. P. Dance
> Illustrates 4200 shells, each in a separate 1½" x 2¼" full color photo.
> Scientific & popular names, author, date, average size, distribution range,
> general habitat, rarity & synonomy are placed under each photo for
> convenience of use.  Includes taxonomic listing of Mollusca, bibliography,
> & 7500-entry index.  This is the best quick-reference source book for
> museums, colleges and shell collectors.  1998 reprint, first published
> 1982, hardbound, 411pp, 8½" x 11"
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dottie J.
> Mal de Mer Enterprises