At 12:47 25-09-1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Has anyone purchased a copy of Seashells of Portugal/ Conchas Marinhas de
>Portugal which was published earlier this year?  I would appreciate some
>feedback on this volume and I'm also interested if there is an american
>distributor for it.
>  Thanks.
>
>Charlie
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>Charlie Sturm, Jr
>Research Associate - Section of Invertebrate Zoology
>                     Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA
>Assistant Professor - Family Medicine
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I have a copy of that book and I just can tell you that this work was badly
in need since the works of Nobre in the 30's and 40's. It has superb photos
and if you are really interested in the molluscs of Portugal, this is
indeed a very good start.


Best wishes,


Sérgio

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 University of the Azores
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 AZORES
 PORTUGAL
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