At 08:11 AM 6/6/98 PDT, Helmut wrote:
 
>most of your shells you can find in the famous Comendium of seahells
>by Tucker Abbott & Peter Dance. It is very very important for you
>if you have this great work.
 
I looked up this book with intent to purchase (a big step for me!), and
discovered it is out of print. Amazon.com has says it was published in 1997,
no publisher given; and Ellen Roth Books has a copy published in 1983, from
Dutton.
 
Which would be the definitive copy to purchase?
 
Thanks,
 
Elizabeth