A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies (3rd Edition) (Peterson Field Guide Series)

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1973. Third Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Third edition. Stiff cardstock covers. Spine lightly creased. 1973 Mass Market Paperback. We have more books available by this author!. 330 pp. 76 black-and-white photographic plates, extensive index and illustrations of shell terminology and measurements follow text. "This compact edition will enable the collector to identify readily the shells of eastern North America. 1035 species and subspecies of shells are found in the guide, and all but 2 of these are illustrated in a separate section containing 76 plates. Boldface subheadings point up for rapid finding important facts about range, habitat, and physical characters for the convenience of the reader. All the shells are given English common names, which in this edition precede their scientific names to enable those familiar only with the common names to find them with ease. This work is part of the famous Peterson Field Guide Series and is sponsored by the National Audubon Society and National Wildlife Federation. (Inventory #: 2202507)