Malacological Society of London

A set of 8 prints in a limited edition of 500 has been made by Francobollo Ltd, a small Fine Art publishing company, from a collection of over 4000 watercolours, painted by George Gibsone, who was active in Northumbria in the early 19th Century. The collection belongs to the Natural History Society of Northumbria at The Hancock Museum in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who recieve a royalty for each print sold. The prints are of very high quality and measure 5 x 7 inches image area of unframed prints. The prints depict the folowing specimens:

1. Nautilus pompilius,
2. Turbo marmoratus,
3. Conus aulicus, C. capitaneus & C. omaria,
4. Conus marmoreus & C. captaneus,
5. Cymatium lotorium,
6. Pecten jacobeus,
7. Hippopus hippopus,
8. Xancus angulatus.

Concessionary price to Society members £15 each, incl. p + p in UK (add £2 per print outside Europe, £1.20 for Europe). Pay by credit card (quote expiry date) or cheque drawn on a UK bank.

Illustrated brochure from: Francobollo Ltd, 2 Ford Terrace, Riding Mill, Northumberland NE44 6EJ. Tel: 01434 682075.

Marine Species Directory

C.Howson & B.Picton (editors)

A new edition of the 1987 Directory of the British Marine Fauna and Flora, with the addition of synonyms, new groups, and revision/update of existing groups. This one volume assembles all the disparate lists of British and Irish marine species incorporating all recent literature and taxonomic revisions, as well as individual records.

Size A4, 450 pp. Price: provisionally £25-30. Publication: Spring 1997. For further information, contact Helena Chesney, Department of Zoology, Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast BT9 5AB.

Molluscan Reproduction. Supplement 6 of Malacological Reviews.

N.Runham & W.H.Heard (editors)

187 pages. Cost US$ 35 (17.50 to Unitas Malacologica members) plus US$ 7.50 shipping and handling. Malacological Review, P.O. Box 3037, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106, U.S.A. Cheques payable to "Malacological Review". Non-USA cheques must be payable in US currency to an American Bank and have bank routing numbers printed at the bottom.

Seashells of Eastern Arabia.

D T Bosch, S P Dance, R G Moolenbeek & P G Oliver.

More than a 1000 species described in non-technical language, and illustrated by original colour photograpghs, SEM images and line drawings in large format (310 x 235 mm).

Cost £50, US$ 75, from Motivate Publishing London House, 26/40 Kensington High St, London W8 4PF Tel: +44) 171-938-2222; Fax: (+44) 171-937 7293.

Books-Reprints-Periodicals Catalogue

A.N. van der Bijl

Free catalogue - 1000s of reprints, periodicals and books on recent and fossil Mollusca. Wide variety of authors, periods, subjects and prices. Want-lists welcome - specific titles or general areas of malacology and natural history. Book and reprint collections bought or exchanged. Xerox-copy service. Reasonable prices - orders by mail or phone. Prices in Dutch guilder, but payment may be by foreign currency, cheque, international money order.

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Gibsone's Conches Limited Edition Prints