Gems Tapa dura - 1970

London: Butterworths. 2nd ed. (1970). 836pp. VG book, binding square and tight, internally clean throughout, in GOOD jacket, edge worn with some small closed tears, small losses to front top edge, rear top edge and head of spine, now preserved in archival jacket protector . Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 1970.

*Gems: Their sources, descriptions and identification -by Robert Webster F.G.A.-Revised impression 1972- 2nd edition, very large very heavy book, blackboards, embossed gold diamond shape front titling on spine in gold with a blue background, black buckram boards, bottom corners lightly bumped... Printed on extremely nice Chrome gloss expensive paper, almost photo quality. Slight amount of yellowing on page edges. comprehensive index in the back filled with full color photos and exacting black and white illustrations.. ...Previous owner last name, London, 1972 written in ink on first page, dust jackets - some rubbing on edges of Nice vintage copy not perfect, pictures provided for your review sometimes describing older Publications can be subjective - the book is more than just about pretty pictures of stones it delves into some of the mining manufacturing processes which can be fight quite fascinating, giving you an overall look from the origins to completion...... Since -first published in 1962… Leer más

Not Avail, 1970-04. Hardcover. Good.