A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE SHELLS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN NATURAL COLOURS. Fifth Edition
by Hirase, Shintaro
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good - /No Jacket
- Seller
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Coventry, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Tokyo, Japan: Matsumura Sanshodo. 129 color plates each showing about 10-20 different shells, 217p. text in Japanese, English & Latin. 16 introductory pages, 217 pp. of text. Tissue guards are slightly darkened, contents generally bright. Clean, tight copy. Indented black label on front cover, gilt lettered, small faded spot in corner. Gray cloth. . Very Good -. Hardcover. 1936.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sheila B. Amdur (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005530
- Title
- A COLLECTION OF JAPANESE SHELLS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS IN NATURAL COLOURS. Fifth Edition
- Author
- Hirase, Shintaro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Matsumura Sanshodo
- Place of Publication
- Tokyo, Japan
- Date Published
- 1936
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Marine Biology; Shells; Japanese Language
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About the Seller
Sheila B. Amdur
Biblio member since 2008
Coventry, Connecticut
About Sheila B. Amdur
Specializing in the history of medicine and psychiatry; Connecticut History; scholarly books; rare and antiquarian; general stock.
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