Abbott, R. Tucker. Kingdom of the Seashell.
Pub. Bonanza Books. 1982 pp.256 with many illus. A fine copy in dw.
£14.00 [ref: 24269]

Adams, L.E. The Collector’s Manual of British Land and Freshwater Shells.
2nd. Ed. Pub. Taylor Brothers. 1896 pp.ii, 214 with 9 hand-coloured plates and 2 b/w. plates plus 12 pages of adverts. 8vo. Hardback. Neat name and address to half-title. Contents fine. Occasional neat annotation in margin. Original red-cloth boards in good to vg. condition.
The long-title continues thus ‘Containing figures and descriptions of every species, an account of their habits and localities, hints on preserving and arranging, etc; the names and descriptions of all their varieties and synoptical tables showing the differences of species hard to identify.’.
£35.00 [ref: 57937]

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Barnard, K.H. A Beginner’s Guide to South African Shells.
1st. Pub. Maskew Miller. ND pp.ii, 215 with 32 plates pl;us 3 coloured plates.A VG copy in similar dw.
£10.00 [ref: 24431]

Chambers, Paul. British Seashells. A Guide for Conchologists and Beachcombers.
1st. Ed. Pub. Remember When. 2009 pp.233 with colour and b/w. illus. 4to. A fine hdbk. in fine dw.
£14.00 [ref: 50216]

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]

Ellis, A.E. British Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs. With Keys and Notes for the Identification of the Species. Linnean Society of London Synopses of the British Fauna No. 13.
Pub. Linnean Society. 1962 pp.92 with text figs. and 16 b/w. plates at rear of text. Small plain label to rear inside cover o/w. contents clean. Card covers foxed and darkened in places. Overall a vg. copy. Softback.
£10.00 [ref: 46530]

Green, S. Bahrain Seashells.
Pub. By the Author 1994 pp.178 with superb colour photographs and distribution maps. A thoroughly very good copy in same dw. Landscape format. Scarce.
£125.00 [ref: 43346]

Groves, R.E. The Crayfish. Its Nature and Nurture.
Pub. Fishing News Books Ltd. 1985 pp.72 with b/w. photography and text figs. 8vo. From the library of the well-know naturalist Eric Hardy - Eric has inserted various crayfish related, articles, newspaper clippings and images throughout making this an even more interesting copy. A nr. fine softback.
£20.00 [ref: 49216]

Heron-Allen, E. Barnacles. In Nature and in Myth.
1st. Ed. Pub. Oxford. Uni. Press. 1928 pp.xv, 180 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Signature and occasional neat pencil marks in margins. A vg. hardback
£20.00 [ref: 59480]