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Good evening Conchlers,
I recently purchased a box of old hard-covered and soft-covered shell books
from a person who got them at an estate sale. I was wondering if anyone
knows the history or any interesting tidbits about any of these books?
The Scallop: Studies of a Shell and It's Influences on Humankind by eight
authors Edited by Ian Cox, C.B.E., M.A. 1957
Seashells A Photographic Celebration by N.R. Gordon 1990
The Romance of Shells In Nature and Art by Louise Allderdice Travers 1962
(if I remember my Roman Numerals correctly)
Strange Sea Shells and Their Stories by A. Hyatt Verrill 1936
The Collectors Encyclopaedia of Shells edited by S. Peter Dance 1974
Shells An Illustrated Guide to a Timeless and Fascinating World by Mary Saul
1974
Set of three booklets by Sally Diana Kaicher: Indo-Pacific Sea Shells 1956
1. A Guide to the Common Marine Snails from East Africa to Polynesia
Toxoglossa
2. A Guide to the Common Marine Snails from East Africa to Polynesia
Tonnacea
3. A Guide to the Common Marine Snails from East Africa to Polynesia
Pleurotomariacea, Patellacea, Trochacea
Miscellaneous Booklets:
Shells and Shelling the complete family guide to collecting and
identification Florida, Gulf and South Atlantic 1970
Shelling & Beachcombing in Southern & Caribbean Waters by Gary Magnotte
How to Study & Collect Shells A Symposium: A Publication of the American
Malacological Union, Inc> 4th Edition
Naples Shell Club 18th and the 19th Annual Show 1978 pamphlets
Shelling on Marco Island courtesy of Artisan
All the best,
Avril Bourquin
P.O.Box 366
Invermere, British Columbia
Canada
V0A 1K0
Phone: (250) 342-7224
EMail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.manandmollusc.net
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