JOYCE B. (wanderer) reviewed A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Shells, Including Shells of Hawaii and the Gulf of California (Peterson Field Guides) on + 189 more book reviews
This book tells you how to identify the shells of the Pacific Coast, the Gulf of California, and Hawaii, plus where to find them and how to prepare and arrange a collection. 945 species and subspeciess are described - all the shells you are likely to discover in this region, plus 72 pages of photographs.
Elizabeth S. reviewed A Field Guide to Pacific Coast Shells, Including Shells of Hawaii and the Gulf of California (Peterson Field Guides) on + 14 more book reviews
I am on the East Coast, so this was not as helpful for me, but it was a good reference. Great for West Coast beach combers!