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    Cowry Shells
    Click to enlarge     		Cowry Shells of World Seas
    by Joyce Allan, F.R.Z.S., Curator of Shells, Australian Museum, Sydney. (Melbourne: Georgian House: 1956) First Ed. An Australiana Society Publication. Octavo, 170 pp., 15 color and black & white plates.
    • AVAILABILITY:  Out-of-Print - One Only
    • DESCRIPTION:  Hard bound
    • CONDITION:  Slightly worn corners; Gold-leaf imprint on spine somewhat faded, but still readable. Pages and plates are in excellent condition.
    • NOTES:  Though some of the information is out of date, this collector's item is an important reference for specialists collecting cowrie shells. Species are arranged by subgenera and illustrated with somewhat stylized drawings on the color plates. This was one of the important Cypraeidae references of its time. Plate 15 also includes Allied Cowries.
    • PRICE (in U.S. Dollars):  $25.00   Convert Currency

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    Sea Shells
    Click to enlarge     		Sea Shells of the World with Values
    by A. Gordon Melvin. Rutland, Va. Charles E. Tuttle. 1977, Fifteenth Printing. Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 167pp, index, bibliography, glossary, 27 col & 27 bw plates.
    • AVAILABILITY:  Out-of-Print - One Only
    • DESCRIPTION:  Hard bound, dust jacket
    • CONDITION:  Brand new; never used. Dust jacket in perfect condition.
    • NOTES:  One of the classic general books on sea shells. Even though the species nomenclature in a number of cases is out-of-date, the thousand plus images are very useful for identification. Basic descriptions, sizes, and geographical distribution are provided with each species. Gastropods and Bivalves make up the bulk of the species covered.
    • PRICE (in U.S. Dollars):  $20.00 ON HOLD   Convert Currency

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    Shells of Philippines
    Click to enlarge     		Shells of the Philippines
    by F.J.Springsteen & F.M.Leobrera. (Carfel Seashell Museum: 1986) First Ed. 377 pp., 100 color plates.
    • AVAILABILITY:  Out-of-Print - One Only
    • DESCRIPTION:  Hard bound with dust jacket
    • CONDITION:  Cellophane coating on dust jacket wrinkled.
    • NOTES:  100 color plates illustrating over 1600 marine Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Scaphopoda & Cephalopoda, along with 4 plates with land and fresh water gastropods. Descriptions with size and locality information is included for every species.essential book for any shell library. 1986 hardbound, 377 pages,
    • PRICE (in U.S. Dollars):  $75.00   Convert Currency

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    Olividae
    Click to enlarge     		Olividae: Fibel der Schalen (A Collectors Guide)
    by Dr. Gunther H.W. Sterba. 2003. 167 p., 14 figs, 62 col. pls with figs of 1550 specimens, 4to, spiralbound [German Version].
    • AVAILABILITY:  Out-of-Print - One Only
    • DESCRIPTION:  Spiral bound, glossy pages
    • CONDITION:  Brand new; never used. Cover and pages in perfect condition.
    • NOTES:  An excellent reference for the Olive shells. Only 300 copies of this original German version were printed.
    • PRICE (in U.S. Dollars):  $80.00   Convert Currency

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