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Popular Conchology; or, The Shell Cabinet Arranged: being An Introduction to The Modern System of Conchology. With a sketch of the Natural History of the Animals, An Account of the Formation of the Shells, and a Complete Descriptive List of the Families and Genera
by Catlow, Agnes
Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, London, 1843. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 300 pages (complete). An amiable copy. The boards have blind-stamped decoration, and a gilt illustration. Recased with original boards and spine. The boards have wear, sunning, fading all about from shelving and storage. They are still sound and sure. Newer end papers. The contents are pleasing. They do have some evidence of handling with some very shallow corner creases. The title page has...
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NZ$177.37
THE SHELL BOOK
by ROGERS, JULIA ELLEN
Dj is worn on edges; replaced chips in matching paper 175x19, 175x6 on top and lower edges resp, 142x50 on rear; 48x30 , 28x9 mm on head & tail resp, looking good on the shelf. Book has all pages yellowed or lightly tanned; edges very slightly foxed. xvi plus503pp incl index; col frontis plus 7 col plates; 97 b&w photog plates. Truly a masterpiece. Please expect extra overseas postage.
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NZ$32.51
New Unionidae, Melanidae, etc., chiefly of the United States
by Lea, Isaac
Lea paper on pages 5-66, with 21 lithographic plates.This is part of the complete issue and includes:Cope: On the structure and distribution of the genera of the arciferous Anura. pages 67-112.
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NZ$152.03
The Scallop: Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind
by Cox, Ian (Ed)
London: Shell, 1957. Hardcover. 1st edition. 286x217mm. Pp 131 with half-tone colour illustrations throughout. Red cloth boards decoratively stamped in gilt on the spine and upper board. Near Fine without dust-jacket.
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NZ$17.04
The Shell : Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design / by Hugh and Marguerite Stix and R. Tucker Abbott ; Photographs by H. Landshoff
by Stix, Hugh and Marguerite and R. Tucker Abbott. Photographs by H. Landshoff
New York, H. N. Abrams, 1968. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 188 pages; Physical desc.: 188 p. ill., 29x27 cm. Notes: With a series of folding and tipped-in color plates. Subjects: Shells--Pictorial works.
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NZ$60.81
The Scallop: Studies Of A Shell And Its Influences On Mankind
by Ian Cox (Ed.)
"Shell" Transport and Trading Co., 1957. Hardcover. Good. 1957. No Edition Remarks. 135 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with decorations. Colour photographs throughout. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.
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NZ$20.09
A descriptive catalogue of the Scalidae of the West India Islands
by Morch, O. A. L
Morch paper on pages189-207, with one engraved plate.This is the complete issue and also contains four papers by Edward D., Cope: On the Batrachia and Reptilia of Costa RicaOn the Batrachia and Reptilia collected by Dr. John M. Branford during the Nicaraguan Canal Survey of 1874Report on the Reptiles brought by Professor James Orton from the middle and upper Amazon and western PeruNote on the Ichthyology of Lake Titicaca
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NZ$253.38
Common Seashells of Coastal Northern Queensland
by Patty Jansen
Townsville, Qld, Australia: Self Published, 1996. Usual library marks. Creases to bottom corner of first two pages. 56 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Stapled Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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NZ$28.62
The scallop: studies of a shell and its influences on humankind / by eight authors ; edited by Ian Cox
by Cox, Ian (1910-)
London: Shell Transport and Trading Co, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 135p.,ill., 29 cm. Subjects: Shells in art. Scallops. Symbolism. Genre: Illustrated works.
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NZ$22.20
A Descriptive Catalog of the Mollusca of Utah
by Chamberlin, R. V. and D. T. Jones
Bulletin of the University of Utah. 19(4):x, 203 p., 1929. Clothbound.
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NZ$20.27
The Shell. Five Hundred Million Years of Inspired Design. INSCRIBED.
by Stix, Hugh and Marguerite and R. Tucker Abbott
NY: Henry N. Abrams, Inc. (1968)., 1968. Photographs by H. Landshoff. Oblong 4to. Illustrated by 82 tipped-in color & 121 B & W photographs. Original blue cloth illustrated in gilt. INSCRIBED by Abbott on the title page. This is a near fine book (light soil top edge) in a near fine DJ. Scarce signed.. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
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NZ$422.30
Shells of Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef - Marine Gastropods
by J.W. Short & D.G. Potter
Sydney, Australia: Golden Press, 1987. Jacket has general wear plus minor tear at front. Illustrated laminated boards. Foxing to top of minor title page. 135 pages. Over 600 different species from 63 families (including non-prosobranchs) are illustrated in colour. . Hard Cover. Good+/Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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NZ$39.63
A Descriptive Catalog of the Mollusca of Utah
by Chamberlin, R. V. and D. T. Jones
Bulletin of the University of Utah. 19(4):x, 203 p., 1929. Original wrappers.
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NZ$33.78
The Scallop: Studies of a shell and its influences on humankind
by Cox, Ian (ed.)
London: The 'Shell' Transport, 1957. Hardcover (no jacket; printed boards) in very good condition. Spine ends are a little bumped and worn, back board with a few scores. Pages are clean and sound, text is clear. TA. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.
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NZ$10.65
The Sea Shells of Sagami Bay. Collected By His Majesty The Emperor of Japan.
by Kuroda, Tokubei, Tadashige Habe, and Katura Oyama (Described by)
(Tokyo: Maruzen Co., Ltd., (1971)., 1971. Thick, heavy 4to. xvi [6] 741 pp. (Japanese section), 121 plates (105 in color) with descriptive text facing, 489 pp. (English section), 51 pp. Japanese and English indicies, fold-out map. Bound in original blue cloth. This is a tight, fine book in a DJ with shallow edge wear at the spinal extremities else fine. Scarce.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Dust Jacket Included.
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NZ$1,097.98
SHELLS AND SHELL COLLECTING
by S. Peter Dance
New York: Hamlyn. 1972. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0600392597 . Very Good+ in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped, price remains. 1 inch open tear at bottom of front gutter. Light laminate ligting on front/rear panels. ; 11.3 X 8.4 X 0.6 inches; 128 pages .
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NZ$150.25
Shells of the Western Pacific in Color
by Tetsuaki Kira
Osaka, Japan : Hoikusha Publishing , 1962. Jacket has small chips and tears plus general wear. Gift inscription opposite title page. 224 pages with 72 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. . Hard Cover. Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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NZ$27.52
The Hamlyn Guide to SHELLS OF THE WORLD
by OLIVER, A P H
Spine faded from tan to grey; slight scuffs on cnrs. 320 pp incl index, col dwgs on every second page. A huge amount of information packed into a very small space..
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NZ$18.68
The Shell
by Abbott, R. Tucker; Stix, Hugh; Stix, Marguerite
London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson, 1978. 163 pages with colour and b/w illustrations. . Soft Cover. Good+. Illus. by Photographs By H. Landshoff. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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NZ$13.21
On the structure and distribution of the genera of the arciferous Anura
by Cope, Edward D
Cope paper on pages 67-112. This is part of the complete issue. Also includes:Lea, Isaac: New Unionidae, Melanidae, etc., chiefly of the United States. Pages 5-65, with 21 lithographic plates.
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NZ$152.03