The Shell: Five Hundred Million Years Of Inspired Design

by Marguerite Stix, R. Tucker Abbott, Hugh Stix

Book Overview

Publisher:, H. N. Abrams, New York, 1968. Hardcover. First Edition in this state. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810904845
• ISBN13: 9780810904842
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams , Incorporated
• Length: 135 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic Sea Shell Book , Especially in Hard Cover

I fully agree with Patricia K. Teague, including that this book has some beautiful photographs of Sea Shells, and is not an ID field guide. Only critical point is this book has been published several times in different editions and formats and under more than one title, often with abridged contents. Not nearly as impressive in oversized trade paper binding, The full hardcover version is fantastic. I've seen the (1st edition, 1968) early edition with tipped in photo lithographs. Odd and bulky in that form, but a conversation piece. A possibly better, and less expensive way to go is the concise hard cover edition under the title "The Shell: Gift of the Sea" Abradale/Abrams 1984 ISBN 0-8109-8058-4. Essentially the same book as "The Shell: 500 Million Yeas of Inspired Design". But for those of us on a budget, the paper back is great too.

What a visual feast for a seashell lover!

This volume is not a seashell identification guide, but a sumptuous celebration of the beauty and diversity of seashells. The quality is excellent, the love and attention to the presentation evident. I'd recommend it to anyone who loves seashells. This is MY kind of coffee table book!