All Color Book of Seashells by J M Clayton - 1974

London: Octopus Books, 1974. FIRST BRITISH EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS. Hardcover. NEAR FINE/VERY GOOD +. HATFIELD BOOKS AND MEMORABILIA, a FIVE STAR SELLER, presents ALL COLOR BOOK OF SEASHELLS. 100 color illustrations (some of them full page sized) of the world's most beautiful and intricate seashells are nicely fitted into this 72 page oversize (8 3/4" x 11 /2", may require additional postage) hard cover, including the ORIGINAL UNCLIPPED DUST JACKET. Reverse covers and first fep's are reproduced color photos of a beach with shells. FIRST BRITISH EDITION THUS, FIRST PRINTING THUS, printed in London stated. Overall book is NEAR FINE, with a Very Good Plus dust jacket. Pages = AS NEW. Cover (light green cloth boards with shell designs front and back in browns and white, particulars in white on spine only) = Near Fine: heavily sunned front and back, else clear, tight, sharp with no markings. Unclipped original dust jacket (blue glossy stiff paper with full color reproductions of shells on front and back, particulars in black and white) = Very Good Plus: one inch tears to upper left front and lower left back, heavy rubbing (but no chipping) to front top edge, else complete and bright.