GEM KINGDOM
by Desautels, Paul E
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: A Ridge Press Book/Random House [1970) 252 pp. Original white cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Lee Boltin (photos). 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18296DA
- Title
- GEM KINGDOM
- Author
- Desautels, Paul E
- Illustrator
- Lee Boltin (photos)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Printing
- Publisher
- A Ridge Press Book/Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Keywords
- DECORATIVE ARTS GEM S MINERALS GEMSTONES SYMBOLISM MYSTICAL POWER HARDNESS COLOR LIGHT EFFECTS CHEMICAL COMPOSTITION GEMOLOGY LAYERED STONES LABORATORY MADE SYNTHETICS ELITE MINERALS JEWELRY STONES NATURE AGRICULTURE JADE HOBBIES CRAFTS COLLECTIBLES ILLUS
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Art;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
Shoemaker Booksellers
All books are subject to prior sale. E-mail reservations are prefered and strongly recommended. Returns accepted only with prior notification w/in 7 days of receipt and book must be received back in same condition. Shipping costs are only refunded if the book was incorrectly described.
About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
Biblio member since 2007
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
About Shoemaker Booksellers
Established in 1992, we are family owned and operated. We strive to provide excellent customer service and our inventory is hand picked for the best quality and subject matter. Our diverse inventory of used, rare and out of print books, as well as ephemera, covers most areas of interest and favors more the uncommon or unusual titles.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.