234 pages; 8vo (8.5") 23 cm; JAPANESE text throughout, with Japanese and English captions. Hardcover, ivory-toned textured boards, yellow endpapers, 234 pages, page-marker cord, index, bibliography, several tables and charts, 1500 shell stamps from 1840 to 1978 from 144 countries listed and described, 80 b/w illustrations in text, 30 sepia-toned cancellations, 200 stamps (and some first day covers) shown in full color on glossy plates. ; Malacophilately. Published in Japan by Biological Society of Nagasaki Prefecture. Distributed in US by American Malacologists. Copyright 1979. This is 2nd edition, 1980. ; No defects to book. Jacket shows minor edgewear only. Scarce.
Title: Shells on Stamps of the World : A Bilingual Illustrated Catalog of Mollusca on Postage Stamps
Edition: Second Edition
ISBN Number: 0915826070
ISBN-13: 9780915826070
Location Published: Biological Society of Nagasaki Prefecture: 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
Item: 0.90 lbs
Categories: Antiques & Collectibles
Seller ID: 22518
Keywords: conchology, hobbies & crafts, japanese language, malacology, philately, seashells, shells, stamp collecting, stamps
