Hi Jim,
You can also obtain this book in Paperback, published 1995, "A Natural
History of Shells"
 by Geerat J. Vermeij, List: $16.95, ISBN: 0691001677
 
The author Geerat Vermeij also wrote the highly acclaimed autobiography,
"Privileged Hands : A Scientific Life", Hardcover, 297 pages, Published by W
H Freeman & Co, 1996, List: $23.95, ISBN: 0716729547
 
In case you are interested also in cone shells,
I have assembled a list of books on Cone Shells at the following URL
 
http://members.tripod.com/~blivett/conebook.htm
 
Good reading and best wishes for the New YEAR :)
Bruce
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At 23:41 26/12/97 +0100, Alex M. Fraissinet wrote:
>At 23:14 22-12-1997 EST, you wrote:
>>Jim Constant wrote:
>>I would like to find out the chemical structure of the conch shells.
>>Where should I address myself to obtain this information.
>>
>>Hello Jim,
>>
>You can try the book " A Natural History of SHELLS", by Geerat J. Vermeij.
>Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey. ISBN 0-691-08596-X
>Part I: The Rules of Shell Construction
>Part II: Life in a Dangerous World: How Shells Work
>Part III: The Dimension of Time.
>
>You can order this book by Seashell Treasures Books - Dr. W. Backhuys
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>The price in his catalogue is forty Dutch guilders, about 20 USdollars.
>
>Good luck
>
>
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