Shell Identification Handbook: The Most Comprehensive Guide for Recognition

Discover the clearest recognition guide available with the DK Smithsonian Handbook: Shells. Written by S. Peter Dance, this book offers the best Coastal Ecosystems Books based on binding and pages quality, making them easy to read and understand. With its genre-defining content, this book is a must-have for any shell enthusiast.
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Details of Shell Identification Handbook: The Most Comprehensive Guide for Recognition

  • Paperback ‏ ‎: 256 pages
  • Coastal Ecosystems: Coastal Ecosystems
  • Language ‏ ‎: English
  • ISBN-13 ‏ ‎: 978-0789489876
  • Item Weight ‏ ‎: 1.01 pounds
  • Seashells (Books): Seashells
  • ISBN-10 ‏ ‎: 0789489872
  • Best Sellers Rank: #21 in Seashells #23 in Coastal Ecosystems
  • Publisher ‏ ‎: DK; Illustrated edition
  • Customer Reviews: 4.7/5 stars of 789 ratings
  • Dimensions ‏ ‎: 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches

Comments

Lillian L.: I found the book great in text and pictures !!

Canada on Sep 29, 2023

MDS: Ruthie and grandma have fun talking about the sheshells and matching ours to the pictures and learning about what they were for and who lived in them and how the creature made the shells. It’s a great conversation for us and we can mess with sheshells in various ways for a long time.

United States on Sep 16, 2023

Anna Johnson: I purchased this book for my own needs (reference of course) and I am pleased with the book. The cover is a soft and flexible binding with a beautiful matte finish. The inside is nothing but full color photos of shells all grouped together by type. I am no expert in shells, so my observations might be lacking to those with more expertise, but I found the book to be satisfactory. It is easy to read and understand. You can see where each shell derives from and there are a few small factoid tidbits displayed next to the photos. I think for the price, you get a pretty good deal as long as you aren't looking for a ton of information and simply like seeing photos as a quick reference or, like for my purposes, you need just the basic facts and full color pictures of each type of shell, of which there are 600+ to peruse.

United States on Sep 05, 2023

Stephen W Hurst: The book was used and have several pages folded in. It teaches about Hella and their habitat. Gorgeous pictures and the explanations was easy to follow.

United States on Jun 19, 2023

Michelle Stevens: The book itself is great. Shells are well described and the locations where they can be found are easy as well. Five stars for the book. But I deduct a star because the description from the seller said the book was new. However it is second hand. In the front of the book there is a note written that says “merry christmas 2009 Caroline…” etc. So it was someones’ present. In that sense I really did pay too much, because the second hand books are a lot cheaper. Luckily the book does look pretty new and wasn’t used a lot. Great for me that Caroline kept it in great shape. Because for me the book is a real treasure I will use often. So I will keep it. And the seller did send it very fast. So maybe it was overlooked that the book was second hand. Lets’ give the benefit of the doubt.

United States on May 13, 2023

Amazon Customer: This book arrived in excellent condition. Thank you.

United States on Mar 16, 2023

Vittorio B.: Guida completa alle principali specie di molluschi. Consigliato!

Italy on Nov 21, 2022

Marie Desmier: produit conforme

France on Aug 22, 2022

wireless-reviewer: Excellent collection of photographs of nature's miracles

India on Jul 21, 2022

Carmem Helena Snel: Fotos e detalhes muito bons.

Brazil on May 27, 2022



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Paperback ‏ ‎ 256 pages 400 pages
Coastal Ecosystems Coastal Ecosystems Coastal Ecosystems Coastal Ecosystems
Language ‏ ‎ English English English
ISBN-13 ‏ ‎ 978-0789489876 978-0393651447 978-1561649815
Item Weight ‏ ‎ 1.01 pounds 1.46 pounds 1.85 pounds
Seashells (Books) Seashells Seashells Seashells
ISBN-10 ‏ ‎ 0789489872 0393651444 1561649813
Best Sellers Rank #21 in Seashells #23 in Coastal Ecosystems #18 in Seashells #27 in Coastal Ecosystems#201 in Natural History #2 in Seashells #2 in Coastal Ecosystems#57 in Outdoors & Nature Reference
Publisher ‏ ‎ DK; Illustrated edition W. W. Norton & Company Pineapple Press; Second edition
Customer Reviews 4.7/5 stars of 789 ratings 4.7/5 stars of 218 ratings 4.9/5 stars of 1,002 ratings
Dimensions ‏ ‎ 5.5 x 0.68 x 8.5 inches 6.5 x 1.4 x 9.6 inches 6 x 1 x 9 inches
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