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Shells

Jewels from the Sea

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Chosen from the world's finest collection fo seashells and magnificently photographed in full color, here are nerely 600 examples representing a boundless diversity and a fantastic array of forms.Seashells represent a precise union of visual beauty and functional anatomical design. Renowned still-life photographer Murrey Alcosser lovingly captures the diverse shapes, colos, and textures of these evolutionary landmarks, providing a rare vision of perfection and order—"a windown enhancing our knowledge of the natural world."

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Shells, Stephen Jay Gould, M. G. Harasewych, Murray Alcosser

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Released
1991
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(Hardcover)
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Title
Shells
Subtitle
Jewels from the Sea
Language
English
Publisher
Courage Books
Released
1991
Format
Hardcover
Pages
224
ISBN10
1561387665
ISBN13
9781561387663
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Chosen from the world's finest collection fo seashells and magnificently photographed in full color, here are nerely 600 examples representing a boundless diversity and a fantastic array of forms.Seashells represent a precise union of visual beauty and functional anatomical design. Renowned still-life photographer Murrey Alcosser lovingly captures the diverse shapes, colos, and textures of these evolutionary landmarks, providing a rare vision of perfection and order—"a windown enhancing our knowledge of the natural world."