Seashells of the World (Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press) - Softcover

Abbott, R Tucker

 
9781582381480: Seashells of the World (Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1582381488 ISBN 13: 9781582381480
Verlag: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press, 2001

Inhaltsangabe

Seashells of the World is an introduction to the world of marine seashells, emphasizing the most attractive and best-known species. This guide will help you to:

-Identify
-Classify
-Understand the beautiful shells you see and collect

No other animals are so widely collected, traded, or bought and sold because of their beauty and rarity.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

R. Tucker Abbott was one of the twentieth century's most prominent specialists in seashells and mollusks. He wrote more than thirty books - including American Seashells, Seashells of the World, The Shell, and The Kingdom of the Seashell - several of which are still used for reference today. He named five species of seashells and mollusks, and fifteen more species have been named in his honor.

Herbert S. Zim was a naturalist, author, editor, and educator best known as the founder and editor in chief of the classic, pocket-sized Golden Guides series of nature books.

George F. Sandström was a self-taught illustrator who worked on the classic Golden Guides Seashells of the World and Gems and Semiprecious Stones, as well as on works about wildlife for museums and magazines.

Marita Sandstrom was a talented illustrator who persuaded her husband, George Sandstrom, to pursue his career in art. She then worked with George on the classic Golden Guides Seashells of the World and Gems and Semiprecious Stones, as well as on works about wildlife for museums and magazines.

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Verlag
Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1582381488
ISBN 13 
9781582381480
Einband
Taschenbuch
Zeichner
Sandström George F, Sandstrom Marita
Anzahl der Seiten
160
Herausgeber
Zim Herbert S
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