A classification of the living Mollusca: assembled by Kay Cunningham Vaught.
Philadelphia: American Malacologists, 1989. Octavo, publisher's cloth. More
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The best of The Nautilus: a Bicentennial anthology of American conchology.
Philadelphia: American Malacologists, 1976. Quarto, Publisher's full brown morocco, marbled endpapers, some spotting, decorated morocco slipcase, limited to (probably) 100 copies, inscribed by R. Tucker Abbott for George Rayner. More
American seashells.
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, (1968. reprint). Quarto, color plates, text illustrations, tape marks, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
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The Archipelago of the Recherche[ volume one only].
Sydney: Australian Geographical Society, 1954. Octavo, photographs, maps, publisher's printed wrappers. Australian Geographical Society Reports, number one. Volume one, 1954 (comprises parts 1a, 1b, 5, 6, 7). Part 1a. Bechervaise, J M., General history. Part 1b. Fairbridge, R. W. and V. Serventy, Physiography. Part 5. Glauert, L., Reptiles and frogs..... More
The elements of conchology; or natural history of shells according to the Linnean system, with observations on modern arrangements.
London: Author, 1816. Octavo, nine uncoloured engraved plates. Contemporary full gilt morocco and inner dentelles with silk endpapers, all edges gilt, a handsome copy, scarce. More
Slugs and snails.
London: Harper Collins Publishers, 2016. Octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. New Naturalist 133. Slugs and snails are part of the great Phylum Mollusca, a group that contains creatures as varied as the fast-moving squid or the sedentary clams, cockles and mussels. The largest group, however, are..... More
Beautiful shells.
Oxford: Bodleian Library, 2024. Octavo, laminated boards, colour illustrations. A treasure trove of natural beauty from our oceans and shores, George Perry's stunning illustrations of shells from his largely forgotten volume are lavishly reproduced here, together with informative descriptions of some of the most notable specimens. More
Australian sea shells: an introduction for young biologists and collectors.
Sydney: Periwinkle Press, (1961. second edition). Octavo, photographs, stiff card and dustwrapper. More
Shells alive!
Adelaide: Rigby, 1981. Octavo, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The molluscs of South Australia.
Adelaide: Government Printer, 1938-1940. Octavo, photographs, very good set in wrappers. Part one: The Pelecypoda. Part two: Scaphopoda, Cephalopoda, Aplacophora and Crepipoda. More
Observations on a Cytherea, found in Bass Straits, with light chestnut rays of colour
Sydney: F. W. White, 1895. Octavo, publisher's printed wrappers. More
British Prosobranch molluscs: their functional anatomy and ecology.
London: Ray Society, 1962. Octavo, text illustrations. More
A grain of sand.
Minneapolis: Voyageur Press, 2008. Octavo, fine copy in dustwrapper. To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower. To hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour. William Blake, Auguries of Innocence 1805 Here is the world viewed..... More
Shells of the world: a natural history.
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press, 2024. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. A marvellously illustrated natural history of the world’s mollusks. Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a rich fossil record, and their shells are prized for their breathtaking variety and exquisite beauty. Shells of the..... More
Shells of New Guinea and the central Indo-Pacific.
Sydney: Robert Brown & Associates, (1972. first edition). Quarto, colour plates, very good copy in slightly blemished dustwrapper. More
An illustrated handbook of shells in natural colours from the Japanese islands and adjacent territory.
Tokyo: Bunkyokaku, (1951. second edition), Octavo, colour plates, unpaginated, publisher's cloth. English and Japanese text. More
The spell of the shell.
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1975. Octavo, colour plates, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Land snails of Lord Howe Island.
Sydney: Australian Museum, 2020. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. All endemic and introduced species of Lord Howe Island are collected together for the first time in this illustrated pocket guide. More
An introduction to conchology; or elements of the natural history of molluscous animals.
London: John Van Voorst, 1850. Octavo, text illustrations, bookplate, a fine copy in publisher's blue cloth. More
A chronological taxonomy of Conus, 1758-1840.
Washington DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1992. Quarto, uncoloured photographs, very good copy. More
Bivalves of Australia, volume one.
Sydney: Crawford House, 1992. Small quarto, colour photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. This beautifully illustrated volume is the first work of its kind to be devoted solely to Australian bivalves, and provides comprehensive coverage for 26 of the most colourful and popular families. The 77 full-colour plates feature 617 species..... More
Cowries and their relatives of Southern Africa. A study of the Southern African Cypraeacean and Velutinacean Gastropod Fauna.
Johannesburg: Seacomber Publications, 1989. first edition). Quarto, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps, very good copy with slightly bumped corners. More
Marine molluscs of Victoria.
Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1962. Octavo, text illustrations, inscription, near fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Marine molluscs of Victoria.
Sydney: Melbourne University Press, 1962. Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper, signed by both authors. More
Life on the Australian seashore.
Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1966. Large octavo, photographs, owner's sticker, fine copy in dustwrapper. More