MANUAL OF DETERMINATIVE MINERALOGY WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF BLOWPIPE ANALYSIS; REVISED AND ENLARGED SIXTEENTH EDITION
by Brush, George J.; Penfield, Samuel L
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
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About This Item
New York: John Wiley, 1926. Brown boards show light to moderate shelfwear, with lightly bumped corners and rubbing at heel of spine. Gilt spine titles are bright. Book has a very slight cock. Spine sound with tight hinges. Small stain on forward page edges. Interior tight and unmarked except owner i.d. on front pastedown. 312 pp.. First. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Title
- MANUAL OF DETERMINATIVE MINERALOGY WITH AN INTRODUCTION OF BLOWPIPE ANALYSIS; REVISED AND ENLARGED SIXTEENTH EDITION
- Author
- Brush, George J.; Penfield, Samuel L
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- John Wiley
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1926
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Geology Mineralogy Blowpipe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Geology;
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