Description

Hardcover, large quarto in brown cloth and vibrantly colored, non price-clipped dust-jacket. 304 pages. Index. Illustrated with 217 photographs, 160 in full color. Third printing. A wonderfully presented collection of expert information, for the layman. on the nature, origin and properties of the world’s 150 principal minerals and the stories of their use throughout history. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy. Small tear to dust-jacket tape repaired on verso. Fine in a near very good dust-jacket. A large heavy book, Priority and International orders will require additional postage.