J.M. Hernández; a.o. - Lot with 2 books Malacologia - Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods & Moluscos y conchas marinas de - 2008-2011

Rare Set of Malacology -
2 Fundamental Volumes in First Edition:
Moluscos de Canarias" (E. Rolán) with original CD-ROM - Edizioni di Pregio ConchBooks
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods" (Alain Robin)

Moluscos y conchas marinas de Canarias" (Emilio Rolán Coord., 2011):

• Coordinator: Emilio Rolán
• Authors: J.M. Hernández, E. Rolán, F. Swinnen, R. Gómez, J.M. Pérez
• Publisher: ConchBooks (Germany)
• Year of publication: 2011 (First Edition)
• Pages: 716 total pages (588 text pages + 130 full-page photographic and illustrative plates)
• Extra content: original CD-ROM included (housed inside the cover)
• ISBN: 978-3-939767-36-7
• Legal deposit: Vg. 493-2011
• Printing: Printed in Vigo (Spain) by FEITO, S.L.
• Language: Spanish
• Cover: Illustrated hard cover (Hardcover)
Approximate size 24.5 x 17.5 cm. This is a very compact volume but extremely heavy due to its 716 total pages.

A geographic, monographic and hyper-specialized work of 716 pages focused on the Canary Islands archipelago. Coordinated by the esteemed scientist Emilio Rolán, it maps rigorously and in depth the entire local molluscan fauna across complex classes (Solenogastres, Caudofoveata, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda, Bivalvia, Cephalopoda and Scaphopoda), forming an indispensable guide for the study of the central-eastern Atlantic. The volume includes its original attached CD-ROM, a fundamental element that contains all the detailed descriptive information and the extensive scientific data complementing the plates.

"Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropods" (Alain Robin, 2008):
• Lead author: Alain Robin (Layout and composition by Alain Robin)
• Co-editors: ConchBooks (Germany) & Xenophora / Association Française de Conchyliologie (AFC, France)
• Year of publication: 2008 (First Edition)
• Pages: 480 pages (with a whopping 469 color plates)
• ISBN: 978-3-939767-09-1
• Printing and binding: Printed in the Czech Republic (Tesinska Tiskarna, Cesky Tesin)
• Cover: Illustrated hard cover with cover photo by Yves Térrin (NaturalArt, Belgium)
• Language: English / Multilingual
• Size approximately 30.5 x 22.5 cm, with notable thickness due to its 480 high-gloss pages. Classic Atlas format.

This monumental volume represents one of the most impressive iconographic works ever produced in the natural sciences. Co-published in collaboration with the French malacological association Xenophora (AFC), the text gathers over 12,000 high-quality color photographs illustrating more than 5,500 taxa of marine gastropods from around the world. Curated directly by the author Alain Robin in both text composition and structured graphic layout, it is regarded by experts as the definitive taxonomic tool, indispensable for the identification and systematic cataloging of any global collection.

Conditions:
Both volumes come from a private, curated library and are in excellent overall condition.
• Exterior: The hardcover, stiff boards retain vibrant colors, the original gloss, and show square corners and spines, with minimal, negligible signs of shelf wear.
• Interior: As clearly shown by the colophon pages of both volumes, the inner pages are extraordinarily fresh, crisp, bright, and free of foxing, writing, or creases. The editorial binding of Alain Robin’s volume, including the elegant initial dedication pages ("à Kouka"), is strong, taut and perfectly secure.
The CD-ROM is intact and free from deep scratches.
Two collectible copies kept with utmost care.
The highly detailed photos serve as descriptions.
Rigid, secure, traceable packaging.