Anderson, D.T. Barnacles. Structure, function, development and evolution.
1st. Ed. Pub. Chapman & Hall. 1994 pp.xii, 357 with b/w. illus. throughout. 8vo. Signature and small address label. Fine hardback, very gently sunned on spine. In-print at £179.99.
Provides a thorough and readable introduction to the subject, including such topics as feeding, diversity, reproduction, development as well as growth and biological adaptions. There are also reference lists and a classification.
£85.00 [ref: 59567]

Cameron, R. & Riley, G. Keys for the identification of Land Snails in the British Isles.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Field Studies Council. 2008 pp.iii, 84 with 4 col. plates and b/w. illus. throughout. Large 8vo. Fine softback.
Covers all 100 species in Britain and Ireland, illustrated with line drawings throughout. Enables identification from living specimens in the field (where possible).
£10.00 [ref: 69981]

Chan, B.K.K. et al. Crustacean Fauna of Taiwan: Barnacles. Volume I - Cirripedia: Thoracica excluding the Pyrgomatidae and Acastinae.
1st. Ed. Pub. National Taiwan Ocean Uni. 2009 pp.xx, 297 with colour and b/w. photos., plus b/w. illus. throughout. Small 4to. Boards lightly bumped and gently sunned on front, o/w. a fine hardback. Scarce.
£135.00 [ref: 59555]

Dance, S.P. (Ed.). The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Shells.
1st. Ed. Rep. Pub. Zachery Kwintner Books. 1990 pp.288 with colour photos. Small 4to. Name to ffep. Nr. fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
£7.50 [ref: 58544]

Dillon, R.T. Jr. The Ecology of Freshwater Molluscs.
1st. Ed. Pub. Cambridge Univ. Press. 2000 pp.xii, 509 with many figs. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in illus. boards.
This book provides a comprehensive review of the ecology of freshwater bivalves and gastropods worldwide. It deals with the ecology of these species in its broadest sense, including diet, habitat and reproductive biology. A most comphrehensive volume.
£80.00 [ref: 33176]

Fretter, V. & Graham, A. British Prosobranch Molluscs. Their Functional Anatomy and Ecology.
Rev. & Upd. Ed. Pub. Ray Society. 1994 pp.xix, 820 with b/w. fine anatomical illus., throughout. Large 8vo. Signature and small address label. Fine hardback in fine dw.
£60.00 [ref: 59499]

Kilburn, R. & Rippey, E. Sea Shells of Southern Africa.
1st. Pub. Macmillan. 1982 pp.249 with 46 fine coloured plates. A VG. copy in dw.
There are some 3000 species of shells found in this area of which some two-thirds are found nowhere else. In this volume some 600 species are dealt in detail. This volume covers the whole area in great detail.
£90.00 [ref: 30814]

Newell, Peter & Patricia. Seashells. A Naturalist’s and Collector’s Guide.
1st. Ed. Pub. Phaidon. 1979 pp.120 with colour photographs. 4to. Neat inscription to ffep. Five pin pricks to bottom of front board and assoc. dw., o/w. a thor. vg. hdbk. in same dw.
£10.00 [ref: 49962]

Pilsbry, H.A. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National Museum.
1st. Ed. Pub. Govt. Printing Office, Washington. 1907 pp.x, 122 plus 11 b/w. plates, with illus. throughout. 8vo. Bookplate and occasional neat informed pencil annotations. Contents thor. vg. to fine. More recently bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering, fine condition.
£30.00 [ref: 59505]

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Pilsbry, H.A. The Sessile Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National Museum; Including a Monograph of the American Species.
1st. Ed. Pub. Govt. Printing Office, Washington. 1916 pp.xi, 366 plus 76 b/w. plates. 8vo. Bookplate and signature. Pages 229-240 inserted from another copy. Minor staining to edges of some plates. A vg. to thor. vg. hardback.
A continuation of the author’s report on the Cirripedia contained in the United States National Museum, of which the portion relating to pedunculate forms was printed in 1907.
£30.00 [ref: 59570]

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