I thought I already mentioned this in a previous e-mail on the list but I
finally found a 2nd edition offered for sale. Go to <www.alibris.com> They
only want $480 for it! I've e-mailed Jerry Herasawych (sp?) at the
Smithsonian who's working on a 3rd edition to inquire about a projected
publication date, but no response.
Given the demand for such a book, it's pathetic that the most recent
comprehensive one on US seashells is 25 years old.

David
Durham, NC

>The second edition was published in 1974 and is greatly expanded from
>the first ed.  Unfortunately it is out of print at this time and
>difficult to find.
>HOpe this helps,
>CArole
>
>Peter Froehlich wrote:
>>
>> I have been checking the web in an effort to find a copy of this book by
>> R.Tucker Abbott.  There seem to be a lot of copies available but many seem
>> to be of the first edition or printing (1950's).  From what I have read on
>> Conch-l it is the 2nd edition that I want.
>> Can someone check their copy of the second edition and let me know when it
>> was published, by whom and perhaps the ISBN # so I can be sure what I order
>> off the net is a second edition and not just the 5th or 7th printing of the
>> first edition?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Beth DeHaas
>> Whitefield, ME 04353