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492 American Seash ells
Verrill, a. H. 1950: The Shell Collector's Handbook. 228 pp., illus. Putnam's,
N.Y. I4.00.
Webb, W. F. 1948: Handbook for Shell Collectors. 8th ed., 236 pp., about 1000
species figured. Interesting notes. $5.00. Obtained from author: 2515 Second
Ave. N., St. Petersburg, Florida.
East Coast of America
Aldrich, B. D. E. and E. Snyder 1936: Florida Sea Shells. 126 pp., 11 pis.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $1.25. About 150 species included.
Arnold, Augusta 1903: The Sea Beach at Ebb-Tide. 470 pp., 600 figs. Century,
N.Y, Second-hand, I3.00 to I5.00. Section on mollusks included, but out-
of-date.
Morris, P. A. 1939: What Shell Is That? 198 pp., 175 figs. Appleton-Century,
N.Y. $2.25, Small pocket guide for New England collectors.
Morris, P. A. 1951: A Field Guide to the Shells of Our Atlantic and Gulf Coasts.
2nd ed. 236 pp., 45 pis. (8 in color). Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $3.75.
Names somewhat out-of-date.
Perry, Louise 1940: Marine Shells of the Southwest Coast of Florida. 260 pp.,
39 pis. Paleontological Research Inst., Ithaca, N.Y. $3.50. Mostly shells
of Sanibel Island. Well illustrated, good descriptions. For amateurs and
advanced students.
Smith, Maxwell 1937: East Coast Marine Shells. 308 pp., illus. Obtained from
author, Box 65, Winter Park, Fla. $5.00. Names out-of-date.
Vilas, C. N. and N. R. Vilas 1945: Florida Marine Shells. 151 pp., 12 color
plates. C. N. Vilas Publ., Box 108, Sarasota, Florida. $2.75. For beginners;
names somewhat out-of-date.
West Coast of America
Keep, J. and J. L. Baily, Jr. 1935: West Coast Shells. 350 pp., 334
text figs.
Stanford University Press, Calif. $3.75.
AdoRRis, P. A. 1952: A Field Gitide to Shells of the Pacific Coast and Hawaii.
220 pp., illus. Houghton Mifflin, Boston. $3.75. Recommended only for
the part concerning our Pacific Coast.
Smith, AIaxwell 1944: Panama Marine Shells. 127 pp.,
author, Box 6$, Winter Park, Fla. |6.oo.
Directories and U.S. Journals
illus. Obtained from
Directory of Conchologists. An American and international list of over 900
people interested in mollusks. Gives addresses, interests and exchange activities.
Mimeographed. Obtained from: Mr. John Q. Burch, 1584 West Vernon
Ave., Los Angeles 37, Calif. $1.50.
Annual Report of the Aiuerican Malacological Union. Names and addresses of
over 350 active members. Obtained from: Secrejtary, The American Malacological
Union, Bufi^alo Museum of Science, Bufi^alo 11, N.Y.
The Nautihfs, a quarterly devoted to the interests of conchologists. Technical
and semi-popular articles, notes and news. $2.50 per year; quarterly. Dr.
H. B. Baker, Bus. Aigr., Zool. Lab., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
4, Pa.