This is the 1998 reprint of this classic shell book. All of the world's shells are included, except for the very small (less than 1/2 inch), and the shells from great depths. Each shell is illustrated in color, and the brief description includes size, geographic range and habitat.
These "Eyewitness Handbooks" are pocket-sized reference books. This particular guide looks at shells, with annotation highlighting distinguishing features of each example. For easier reference, at-a-glance information panels, illustrations and photographs are provided for each entry. Text provides information on key characteristics, with a quick-reference identification guide to pinpoint the most obvious features of each family or group.
Seashells (All Colour Paperbacks) [Aug 27, 1971] Dance, S.Peter
Forward by Dr. R. Tucker Abbott. A sequel to S. Peter Dance's Shell Collecting: an illustrated history, this book discusses and illustrates some of the worl'ds rarest sea shells. Part I shows how the rarity cult began and how it gathered momentum throughout the 19th Century; how and where rare shells have been gathered, and how they have fared at auction. Part II discusses 50 rare shells, all of them being illustrated in color. These shells have many points of interest apart from their beauty. Most represent species first collected well over a century ago but which had not been found again until very recently. Some were found in deep water, others on tropical reefs and one or two even in the stomachs of fishes.
Reich illustrierter Naturführer mit Angaben zu ca. 500 Muscheln und Schneckenarten aus aller Welt.
Prehľadná príručka na spoznávanie ulít, lastúr a iných schránok viac ako 500 druhov morských mäkkýšov. Vyše 600 farebných fotografií s podrobnými opismi umožňuje spoľahlivú identifikáciu schránok. Stručné texty upozorňujú na kľúčové znaky každého druhu, poskytujú rýchle a jasné informácie.
