The Art of the Lapidary
by Sperisen, Francis J
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Co., 1961 7, 390 pps. B/W photographs and diagrams throughout. Extremely small stamp in red via previous owner on endpaper. Text is clean, tight, bright and unmarked. Dark red cloth-covered boards with blind embossing on front cover and gold stamping on spine is clean with minimal wear. Pale blue DJ with 4-color photograph on cover and white type is intact but has chipping and paper loss on upper and lower edges. Written by a lapidary this book is a comprehensive and definitive handbook for the trade. In protective mylar.. Revised Edition - English Translation. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 6.25" X 9.5".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 800844
- Title
- The Art of the Lapidary
- Author
- Sperisen, Francis J
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- Revised Edition - English Translation
- Publisher
- The Bruce Publishing Co.
- Place of Publication
- Milwaukee, WI
- Date Published
- 1961
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arts and Crafts;
- Size
- 6.25" X 9.5"
Terms of Sale
Catron Grant Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. Books must be returned in the condition in which they were sold. No returns on books valued at less than $9.00.
About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...