Roger

I have recently obtained a copy of Foreign Land Shells from all parts of the
world (Walter Freeman Webb) second hand.  It covers all parts of the world
except the US and Canada and is very hard to get as it was published in
1948.

There is another book I think it is called Shells of the Philippines which
is now out of print (but of recent vintage) and covers mainly marine
species, but there is a very good section on landsnails.  I have not yet
been able to obtain a copy of this book, but I keep checking lists of second
hand books just in case.

It is very difficult to obtain literature on landsnails.  Good luck.

Jackie
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From: Roger Van Den Berghe <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, June 11, 2001 7:55 PM
Subject: Help for literature


> I am getting very interested in land/tree snails, but so far I have only 3
> books to help me identify specimen.  Of course The Compendium of
> Landshells  (R. Tucker Abbott), Tropical landshells of the World
> (Parkinson, Hemmen and Groh), Shells of the Philippines (Springsteen and
> Leobrera)  and The Liguus Tree Snails of South Florida (Henry T. Close).
> These works are really good but they very often leave me in the dark when
> trying to find out what dealers or more advanced collectors are offering.
> Anyone at Conch-L who could refer to more books on this topic ?  I am
> mainly interested in tropical and subtropical landshells.
> Many thanks in advance.
> Roger Van den Berghe
> Manila, Philippines