THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHELLS by Dance,Peter S - 1974

McGraw-Hill Companies, The. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Paperback. Acceptable.

New York: McGraw Hill. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 007015290x . Owner gift note. Dustjacket price-clipped with very minor edge wear. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 288 pages .

Chartwell Books, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover.

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1974. hardback in very good+ condition with very good minus dust jacket.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Fine in Very Good dust jacket. Second Edition. Hardcover; First Impression. ...; ...; Hardcover. Few small edge tears to DJ. . McGraw-Hill Companies, 1977. 2nd Edition. Fine Book in Very Good Dust Jacket. Price Intact. .. Bubble-wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. .

New York: McGraw Hill Book Company., 1974. 7.75" wide by 10.25" tall. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (19.95). No chips. No tears. Previous owner's small name stamp on endpaper. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. Illustrated with over 1,500 full-color photographs of shells. Glossary. Select bibliography. Index. From the Dust Jacket: "THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SHELLS is the first reference work to combine comprehensive worldwide coverage of seashells with color photographs closely integrated in the text. The illustrations are reproduced large enough to show not just the general appearance of the shell, but details of surface pattern and texture. The more than 2,000 species are arranged in systematic order following an up-to-date classification of mollusks. Within each genus, the species are dealt with in alphabetical order. The stunning color photographs -- over 1,500 taken especially for this book… Read More

Blacklick, Ohio, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill, 1974. Hardcover in very good + condition with very good + dust jacket. Dust jacket is price clipped.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

McGraw Hill Book Company, 1976. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. Hardcover second edition in clean dust jacket; as a bonus, we are also including two wonderful as-new softbound books, "Let's Go Shelling" and "How to Clean Seashells" to add to shelling enjoyment. Black cloth boards with bright gold lettering on spine. Tiny spot of wear to corner at base of spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and endpapers are clean - no names, writing or marks; slight dust-speckling to text block edges. Profusely illustrated with color photographs throughout. 288 pages with Index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, price clipped at upper corner of front inside flap, one short closed edge tear; some fading to background of spine; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. An amazing resource for identifying shells, with more than 2,000 species arranged in systematic order with a pictorial key provided to assist the collector in identifying his specimens..

London: Zachary Kwintner Books Ltd, 1990 Book. Illus. by Ian Cameron (Photographs). Very Good. Dark Blue Cloth Boards. First Thus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Classiciation of over 2000 species of shells, arranged in alphabetical order within each genus. 288pp with index, illustrated throughout with colour photographs. Gilt lettering to spine. Boards slightly bowed, otherwise very good plus copy with no inscriptions. Fore-edge of endpaper rough-trimmed. Unclipped DJ has minimal edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, additional postage required for1st Class or Air Mail shipping..