The Book of Shells - Hardcover

Moretzsohn, Fabio; Harasewych, Jerry

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1408125277 ISBN 13: 9781408125274

Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Co-authored by one of the world's pre-eminent scholars, The Book of Shells illustrates a life-sized collection of 600 of the world's most significant shells. Each entry is accompanied by a miniature line-drawing and beautiful life-size photograph enabling rapid identification, whilst magnified details reveal the diversity of pattern. The result is a beautiful book that is both a significant resource for enthusiasts and scholars, and the most visually stimulating guide to shells you could wish to find.

About this title

About the Author

Dr Jerry Harasewych is Curator of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. He has discovered several new species of mollusc and writes regularly for various journals and periodicals. Dr Fabio Moretzsohn is a researcher for the Harte Research Institute in Texas where he works on the biodiversity and conservation of marine invertebrates.

Edition details

• Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408125277
• ISBN 13: 9781408125274
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656