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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This is THE definitive book on both Pacific and Atlantic
If you have any serious interest in shells or mollusks, get this book. The second edition, published in 1974, is much better than the first. It is chock-full of excellent identifying information, as well as micro-environmental preferences of each animal. Kudos, Dr. Abbott!
Published on December 8, 2002
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Wrong Edition
Under product details, this book is advertised as the second, 1974 edition. I have actually recived the first, 1954 edition from the seller. Beware.
Published on June 3, 2004
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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This is THE definitive book on both Pacific and Atlantic,
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This review is from: American Seashells; The Marine Molluska of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America (Hardcover)
If you have any serious interest in shells or mollusks, get this book. The second edition, published in 1974, is much better than the first. It is chock-full of excellent identifying information, as well as micro-environmental preferences of each animal. Kudos, Dr. Abbott!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong Edition,
By A Customer
This review is from: American Seashells; The Marine Molluska of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America (Hardcover)
Under product details, this book is advertised as the second, 1974 edition. I have actually recived the first, 1954 edition from the seller. Beware.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
American Seashells, a classic,
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This review is from: American Seashells; The Marine Molluska of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America (Hardcover)
R. Tucker Abbott wrote two editions of the American Seashells. The first one is good, the second vastly better; that is much more comprehensive. This volume has been out-of-print for years. It is still the standard with some exceptions. If you need to identify west coast marine bivalves, then Coan, Valentich-Scott, and Bernard's "Bivalve Seashells of Western North America (2000: Alaska to Baja)is the standard. A similar work, by a different author, is in preparation for marine gastropods. Last word was that it would be three volumes.
Despite these works, Abbott, 1974 is still the the book to have. |
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American Seashells; The Marine Molluska of the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts of North America by R. Tucker Abbott (Hardcover - Dec. 1974)
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