492 American Se ash 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Names somewhat out-of-date.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 Names out-of-date.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names somewhat out-of-date.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., illus. Obtained from 



author, Box 6$, Winter Park, Fla. |6.oo. 



Directories and U.S. Journals 



Directory of C on cholo gists. An American and international list of over 900 

 people interested in mollusks. Gives addresses, interests and exchange activi- 

 ties. Mimeographed. Obtained from: Mr. John Q. Burch, 1584 West Ver- 

 non 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 Mala- 

 cological 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. 



