Dear Flavio (and others), I can only second Paul Monfils' opinion : a nice book for starters but you are very quickly at the point were you have a common shell in your collection NOT figured in this book. As for the price : in Belgium you can purchase it for about 1000 bef or 25 US $, which is not expensive. Consider the book as a very nice gift-item for a beginning collector... Best greetings, Jan Haspeslagh Belgium >From: Flavio Favero <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: book:The Encyclopedia of Shells >Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 10:16:43 +0200 > >Hi, > >On Amazon, I have found this book : > >The Encyclopedia of Shells by Kenneth R. Wye Hardcover - 288 pages (April >1998) > >There is anyone that can tell me more about it? Is it a good book to buy? > >Thanks >.~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^. >FLAVIO FAVERO >Via G.B.Aleotti 4 >44100 Ferrara - ITALY >Tel: (0532) 752502 >EMAIL : [log in to unmask] > : [log in to unmask] >ICQ UIN : 5638595 (Nick: Flypers) >WEB PAGE : http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/6276 >.~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com