Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)
by Scales, Helen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1472911369
- ISBN 13
- 9781472911360
- Seller
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Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
London: Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. blue cloth, gilt spine, 304 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, dec end papers, CONTENTS;Prologue --Meet the shell-makers -- How to build a shell --Sex, death and gems --Shell food -- A mollusc called home --Spinning shell stories --Flight of the Argonauts --Hunting for treasures --Bright ideas --The sea butterfly effect --Epilogue --A note on shell-collecting --Glossary : a word in your shell-like.Offers an examination of mollusks, their shells, and their role in human culture, as well as their susceptibility to the effects of humans on the environment. A Very Good Copy.
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- Bookseller
- Harry E Bagley Books Ltd (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1125557622
- Title
- Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma)
- Author
- Scales, Helen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1472911369
- ISBN 13
- 9781472911360
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Sigma
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2015
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Mollusks. Shells. Mollusks. coquillages. Coquillages -- Histoire. Marine biology.Social & cultural history.Popular science.Nature -- Seashells. Science -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Marine Biology.
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- Technology/Science;
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Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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About Harry E Bagley Books Ltd
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