Dear Beth,

My copy of the second edition says:

When it was published: 1974
by whom:   Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
                   450 West 33rd Street
                   New York, NY  10001
ISBN #:  0-442-20228-8

I have heard from others that the second edition has become extremely
scarce.  For what its worth, I still use and enjoy the first edition of this
work, too.  Good luck in your search.

Bill Fenzan
Norfolk, VA

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From: Peter Froehlich <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, October 16, 1999 8:56 AM
Subject: American Seashells


> 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
>