Australian Shells: Illustrating and Describing 600 Species of Marine Gastropods from Australian Waters
by B. R. Wilson and K. Gillett
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 080481015X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804810159
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Co, 1972. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. VG/G, used, hc, beige cloth with gilt text to spine and gilt shell on upper, cream coloed end papers, 168 pages. Interior clean, no marks, pages bright, binding tight, near crisp. Wear to dj, small tear and chip to top edge of upper near center. The former owner has scotch taped around the edges of upper and lower, I presume to prevent damage to the dj. profusly illustrated with color plates of the shells discussed..
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004510
- Title
- Australian Shells: Illustrating and Describing 600 Species of Marine Gastropods from Australian Waters
- Author
- B. R. Wilson and K. Gillett
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 080481015X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804810159
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Co
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, VT
- Date Published
- 1972
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12&
- Keywords
- AUSTRALIA, SOUTH PACIFIC, AUSTRALIAN SEA SHELLS, OCEAN ANIMALS
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PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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