NO trip to the beach is complete without spending some time hunting for seashell treasures.

From being used as currency and jewellery, to tools and communication devices, seashells have captured humankind's imagination since time began. Biologist and photographer Budd Titlow celebrates the artistic beauty and mystery behind these natural wonders that have inspired artists, architects and ancient civilisations alike.

With close up photography highlighting the curves, colours and patterns of stunning seashells. Titlow profiles the many different molluscs with basic explanations, including univalves, bivalves, cephalopods, chitons and tuck shells. He also details, how they are formed, their natural habitat, their morphology and life cycles, and much more.

As informative as it is visually arresting, this book is full of zoological and practical seashell information. This book will be treasured by amateur and expert, collector and casual beachcomber.