Author: COX, IAN HERBERT (1910-). SHELL TRANSPORT AND TRADING COMPANY
Title: The scallop : studies of a shell and its influences on humankind
Description: London : 'Shell' Transport and Trading Co. 1957. First Edition. Near fine copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong.by eight authors. edited by Ian Cox. Physical description; 135 pages : illustrations (part color). maps ; 29 cm. Notes; Publisher's presentation copy with their slip loosely inserted. Contents; Shell: a word's pedigree. by B. Woledge.--The living scallop. by W.J. Rees.--A symbol in ancient times. by M. Wheeler.--The badge of St. James. by C. Hohler.--The cradle of Venus. by J. Laver.--Escallops in armory. by G. Bellew.--An excursion into the Americas. by A. Digby.--The scallop at the table. by P. Gaultier. Subjects; Shells in art. Scallops. Coquillages dans l'art. Coquilles Saint-Jacques. Shells. Art. Coquilles Saint-Jacques. SOP. Pectinacea. Genre; Illustrated. Weight in Kg appr.:

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