The Worlds Most Beautiful Seashells- Book

By Leonard Hill

This large 253 paperback book contains gorgeous pictures and descriptions of shells from around the world. The photographs are taken on beautiful beaches around the world. Perfect for the shell enthusiast and on a coffee table in any seaside home.

253 Pages

Floridas Fabulous Seashells Book

by Winston Williams

For this reason, these shells have been placed in the Sandy Beaches category. Those shells which are rarely found on sandy beaches have been classified in the habitat where they are most commonly found. The wide variations in color make jingle shells fun to collect. Also, the translucent quality of the thin shells makes them very useful in shell craft a handful of jingle shells will make a jingling sound if shaken, hence their name.

ISBN# 0-911977-05-8

Smithsonian Handbooks Shells - Book

by S. Peter Dance

A guide to seashells from around the world provides color photographs and concise descriptions of more than 500 species of seashells.

256 pages; 6" x 8 1/2"

List Price $20.00

Shell Chic Book

Seashells capture a romance and an exotic flavor that continue to enchant and inspire. Now Shell Chic brings the design and imagination of todays shell enthusiasts and artisans to the home. This is a book to be savored for its eccentric decorative flair, its lavish sense of fun, and its practical instructions for shell projects and design ideas that will work in any home decor. Frames, chandeliers, unusual boxes, mirrors, a child-size claw-foot tub are all are fabulous possibilities for shell encrustation. Memories of peaceful beach vacations become ravishing decorative items when glued to lampshades and screens. In all, 14 step-by-step illustrated projects and 20 design ideas cover everything readers need to know to create richly marvelous objects. To lend inspiration, there are profiles of contemporary shell artists photographed with their creations. One profile features Marian McEvoy, editor of House Beautiful, who has embellished her Manhattan apartment with an estimated 15,000 shells. While most shell enthusiasts will not be working on quite this scale, there are ideas, photographs, profiles, and inspiration for all!

Marlene Marshall Hurley
Photography by Sabine Vollmer von Falken

160 pages; 9 1/2" x 11 1/2"; Full-color photographs and illustrations throughout Hardcover

List Price $35.00

Pure Sea Glass - Sea Glass Book

Pure SEA GLASS is an incredible reference for any coastal enthusiast. Over 200 elegant images by photographer Celia Pearson present some of the best sea glass ever collected, along with samples of classical glassware that are often its source.

The book provides tremendous detail on all aspects of identifying sea glass, its historical significance, ways to assess rarity, the most advantageous locations and times to find it.

The reader is also introduced to the science of how sea glass develops its uniquely frosted patina. This brings to light the fact that pure sea glass truly does become a gem when it develops crystalline formations on its surface.

The definitive book on sea glass and its origin.
Hardback, 224 pages with over 250 color photos.

Gift from the Sea

by Anne Morrow Lindbergh

As the New York Times book review stated, "Gift from the Sea is like a shell itself in its small and perfect form . . . It tells of light and life and love and the security that lies at the heart." Ms. Anne Morrow Lindbergh writes about life and its circle of relationships. The classic Gift from the Sea, continue to enchant readers around the world.

The Collection includes 141 pages Book, Channelled Whelk, Moon Shell, Double-Sunrise, Oyster Bed and Argonauta.

Book edition and cover may change.

Gift from the Sea - Shells only

This collection of shells is for people who already have the book and want to experience light, life, love and the security in their hands.

The Collection inludes Channelled Whelk, Moon Shell, Double-Sunrise, Oyster Bed and Argonauta.