The Art of the Lapidary [Gemstones]
by Sperisen, Francis J
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1950. Cloth Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket.
Green cloth with gold titles; 382 pages with an index; illustrated with photographs and drawings.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a shelf lean. Previous owner's name and a bookplate on the front pastedown.
Subjects: Precious stones; Jeweler; Gemologist; horologist. Carefully written but not difficult to follow, the definitive handbook for all enthusiastic lapidaries.
Green cloth with gold titles; 382 pages with an index; illustrated with photographs and drawings.
The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear with a shelf lean. Previous owner's name and a bookplate on the front pastedown.
Subjects: Precious stones; Jeweler; Gemologist; horologist. Carefully written but not difficult to follow, the definitive handbook for all enthusiastic lapidaries.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA] (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17259
- Title
- The Art of the Lapidary [Gemstones]
- Author
- Sperisen, Francis J
- Format/Binding
- Cloth Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Bruce Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Precious stones; Jeweller; Gemmologist; horologist
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