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]

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]

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]