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TWO BOOKS about SEASHELLS :
1) SEASHELLS OF AUSTRALIA
by WALTER DEAS
Publisher: Rigby, Adelaide
Year: 1972
Edition: 1st Reprint - 1st pub. 1971
Pages: Unpaginated
ISBN: 0851791654
SIZE: Small Quarto - 26 x 20 x 1
Dustjacket: Yes, unclipped
Illustrated : Yes - stunning COLOUR PHOTOS throughout
Condition: Illustrated cloth-bound hardcover with title to spine, slight rubbing to spine & corners, CLEAN & TIGHT in GOOD CONDITION with slight age-toning to endpapers, no inscriptions, in an unclipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with slight foxing to inside, a few small tears & edgewear.
- 'Well over 100 seashells, from the rarest to the most common, are shown in colour.'
2) SHELLS
An Illustrated Guide to a Timeless and Fascinating World
by Mary Saul
Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York
Year: 1974
Edition: First reprint (?) 1st pub. by Hamlyn (?)
Pages: 192
ISBN: 0385051689 Doubleday
SIZE: Quarto - 27 x 20 x 2
Dustjacket: Yes
Illustrated : Yes - COLOUR & B/W PHOTOS & ILLUSTRATIONS
Condition: Yellow cloth-bound hardcover with gilt title to spine, slight rubbing to spine & corners, CLEAN & TIGHT in GOOD CONDITION, slight foxing to endpapers, previous owner's name to first page, in an unclipped GOOD DUSTJACKET with slight fading to spine, slight foxing to inside & fold-ins, a few small tears, rubbing & edgewear.
- The author, Mary Saul, delves into many of the intriguing facets of shells such as their influence in religion, mythology, commerce and medicine, and the beauty of their color and form which has been a source of inspiration to artists and writers throughout the ages.'