The scallop : studies of a shell and its influences on humankind / by eight authors, edited by Ian Cox
1957, First Edition. London : "Shell" Transport and Trading Co. 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. Item #239970
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.
Price: €12.95