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Recent additions and price changes noted in this color Books Anderson, B. W. / GEMSTONES FOR EVERYMAN, New York, 1976, cl, 368 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 Ball, S. H. / ROMAN BOOK ON PRECIOUS STONES, Los Angeles, 1950, cl, 338 pages, - 3 -, $ 55 Bauer, J. / A FIELD GUIDE IN COLOUR TO MINERALS, ROCKS, AND PRECIOUS STONES, Prague, 1974, cl, 208 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Bell, P. and Wright, D. / ROCKS AND MINERALS, MacMillan Field Guide, New York, 1987, pb, 192 pages, - 2 -, $ 10 British Museum of Natural History / GEMSTONES, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 1988, pb, 59 pages, $10 Busbey, A. B. III, et. al. / ROCKS AND FOSSILS, The Nature Company Guides, Sydney, 1996, cl, 288 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Court, A. and Campbell, I. / MINERALS: Nature’s Fabulous Jewels, New York, 1974, cl, 318 pages, - 3 -, $ 90 de Cagny, M. L. and Lair-Dubruil, M. F. / Catalogue de la Collection Mineralogique reunie par Feu le Colonel Rimington de Londres, Paris, 1912, cl, 120 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [Lists personal collection of minerals on public display in Paris in December of 1912, tiny repairs to title page, ovg] de Fourestier, J. / GLOSSARY OF MINERAL SYNONYMS, The Canadian Mineralogist Special Publication 2, Ottawa, 1999, cl, 434 pages, - 2 -, these are new books with a tiny abrasion or two to the front board or spine, contents mint, $ 40 De Michele, V. / THE WORLD OF MINERALS, London, 1972, cl, 128 pages, - 2 -, $ 38 [slight wear to dust cover] De Michele, V. / THE WORLD OF MINERALS, London, 1972, cl, 128 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Desautels, P. E. / THE GEM KINGDOM, New York, year not given, cl, 252 pages, - 3 -, $ 60 Dietrich, R. V. / STONES: THEIR COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND USES, San Francisco, 1980, cl, 145 pages, - 3 -, $ 20 Dietrich, R. V. / STONES: THEIR COLLECTION, IDENTIFICATION, AND USES, San Francisco, 1980, cl, 145 pages, - 5 -, $ 10 Dietrich, R. V. and Skinner, B. J. / GEMS, GRANITES, AND GRAVELS: Knowing and Using Rocks and Minerals, Cambridge, 1990, cl, 173 pages, - 1 -, $ 45 Downing, P. B. / OPAL ADVENTURES, Tallahassee, 1990, pb, 234 pages, - 1 -, $ 25 Eyles, W. C. / THE BOOK OF OPALS, Rutland, 1964, cl, 224 pages plus index, - 3 -, - 2 -. $ 30 Guastoni, A. and Appiani, R. / MINERALS, A Firefly Guide, New York, pb, 256 pages, -2 -, $ 20 Gübelin, E. J. and Koivula, J. I. / PHOTOATLAS OF INCLUSIONS IN GEMSTONES, 3rd Edition, Revised, Zurich, 1996, cl, 532 pages, - 3 -, $ 195 Hurlbut, C. S., Jr. / MINERALS AND MAN, New York, 1969, cl, 304 pages, - 3 -, $ 75 Kalokerinos, A. / AUSTRALIAN PRECIOUS OPAL, Melbourne, 1976, cl, 51 pages, - 2 -, $ 55 Korbel, P. and Novak, M. / MINERALS ENCYCLOPEDIA, Lisse, 1999, cl, 296 pages, - 1 -, $ 25 Kraus, E. H. and Holden, E. F. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 2nd Edition, New York, 1931, cl, 260 pages, - 3 -, $ 28 Kraus, E. H. and Slawson, C. B. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 3rd Edition, New York, 1939, cl, 287 pages, - 3 -, $ 32 Kraus, E. H. and Slawson, C. B. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 5th Edition, New York, 1947, cl, 332 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 Liddicoat, R. T., Jr. / HANDBOOK OF GEM IDENTIFICATION, Los Angeles, 1975, cl, 440 pages, - 2 -, $ 60 MacFall, R. P. / ROCK HUNTER’S GUIDE, 1st Edition, New York, 1980, cl, 247 pages, - 5 -, $ 10 Medenbach, O. and Wilk, H. / THE MAGIC OF MINERALS, Berlin, 1977, cl, 204 pages, - 3 -, $ 175 Mitchell, R. S. / MINERAL NAMES, WHAT DO THEY MEAN?, New York, 1979, cl, 229 pages, - 5 -, $ 26 Myatt, B. / AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND GEMSTONES, Sydney, 1972, cl, 511 pages, - 3 -, $ 65 Nickel, E. H. And Nichols, M. C. / MINERAL REFERENCE MANUAL, New York, 1991, pb, 250 pages, - 5 -, $ 10 O’Donoghue, M., Ed. / THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS AND GEMSTONES: A Complete Reference Work on Collecting and Fashioning Minerals, London, 1976, cl, 304 pages, small repairs to dust cover, - 3 -, $ 40 O’Donoghue, M. / AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, New York, 1993, cl, 192 pages, - 5 -, $ 25 Pearl, R. M. / SUCCESSFUL MINERAL COLLECTING AND PROSPECTING, New York, 1961, cl, 164 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 Pearl, R. M. / GEMS, MINERALS, CRYSTALS, AND ORES: The Collector’s Encyclopedia, New York, 1964, cl, 320 pages, - 3 -, numerous pencil marks in text, ovg, $ 40 Pellant, C. and Phillips, R. / ROCKS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS OF THE WORLD, Boston, 1990, 175 pages, excellent color photos, - 5 - or - 3 -, $ 15 Pellant, C. and Phillips, R. / ROCKS, MINERALS AND FOSSILS OF THE WORLD, Boston, 1990, 175 pages, excellent color photos, - 2 -, $ 20 Perry, N. and Perry, R. / AUSTRALIAN GEMSTONES IN COLOUR, Sydney, 1968, cl, 122 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Perry, N. and Perry, R. / AUSTRALIAN OPALS IN COLOUR, Sydney, 1973, cl, 112 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Pogue, J. E. / TURQUOISE, Memoirs of the National Academy of Science, Glorieta, 1973, 5th printing, 162 pages, 22 plates, - 3 -, $ 45 Poss, J. R. / STONES OF DESTINY: KEYSTONES OF CIVILIZATION, Houghton, 1975, cl, 253 pages, - 3 -, $ 20 Pough, F. H. / A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, Peterson Field Guide Series, Boston, various years, pb, 347 pages, - 3 -, $ 10 Pough, F. H. / A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, Peterson Field Guide Series, Boston, various years, cl, 347 pages, - 3 -, $ 15 Prinz, M., Harlow, G., and Peters, J. / SIMON AND SCHUSTER’S GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, New York, 1978, pb, 607 pages, - 2 -, $ 15 Rice, P. C. / AMBER: THE GOLDEN GEM OF THE AGES, New York, 1980, cl, 289 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Roberts, W. L., Rapp, G. R., and Weber, J. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 1st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, $ 150 Roberts, W. L., Rapp, G. R., and Weber, J. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 1st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, $ 200 Robinson, G. W. / MINERALS: An Illustrated Exploration of the Dynamic World of Minerals and Their Properties, New York, 1994, cl, 208 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / NORTHWEST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 157 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / NORTHEAST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 187 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / SOUTHWEST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 185 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / SOUTHEAST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 177 pages, - 1 -, $ 15 Sanborn, W. B. / ODDITIES OF THE MINERAL WORLD, New York, 1976, cl, 142 pages, - 3 -, $ 45 Schumann, W. / STONES AND MINERALS, New York, 1974, cl, 225 pages, - 5 -, $ 10 Schumann, W. / MINERALS OF THE WORLD, New York, 1992, cl, 224 pages, - 5 -, $ 10 Shaub, B. M. / TREASURES FROM THE EARTH: The World of Rocks and Minerals, New York, 1975, cl, 223 pages, - 3 -, $ 30 Sinkankas, J. / GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Colored Illustrations and line drawings by the author, Princeton, 1959, cl, 675 pages, - 2 -, $ 45 Sinkankas, J. / MINERALOGY, New York, 1964, afb, 585 pages, - 3 -, $ 65 Sinkankas, J. / MINERALOGY: A First Course, 2nd Edition, Princeton, 1966, cl, 587 pages, - 3 -, $ 60 Sinkankas, J. / PROSPECTING FOR GEMSTONES AND MINERALS, New York, 1970, pb, 397 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 Sinotte, S. R. / THE FABULOUS KEOKUK GEODES, VOLUME 1: Their Origin, Formation and Development in the Mississippian Lower Warsaw Beds of Southeast Iowa and Adjacent States, Des Moines, 1969, cl, 292 pages, - 3 -, $ 200 [this is not the reprint edition; this is an original volume in fine condition; one plate bound in; has dust cover with only slight wear] Sperisen, F. J. / THE ART OF THE LAPIDARY, Milwaukee, 1950, cl, 382 pages, - 3 -, $ 40 Strong, M. F. / DESERT GEM TRAILS, Revised 2nd Edition, Mentone, 1971, pb, 80 pages, - 3 -, $ 5 Symes, R. F. and Young, B. / MINERALS OF NORTHERN ENGLAND, Edinburgh, 2008, pb, 208 pages, fine colour illustrations, - 1 -, $ 40 Techer, D. / STEREOGRAM BOOK OF ROCKS, MINERALS, AND GEMS, Northbrook, 1970, pb, 64 pages, includes stereoscope, - 3 -, $ 20 Vanders, I. and Kerr, P. F. / MINERAL RECOGNITION, New York, 1967, cl, 316 pages, - 3 -, $ 35 Vanesse, T. C. / A STUDY OF LAKE SUPERIOR AGATE, Part 1, in the Earth Science, Volume 11, # 1, 1947, pb, pages 9 - 17, and part 2, in the Earth Science, 1947, Volume 11, # 2, 1947, pages 9 - 14 and 25 - 26, - 3 -, $ 40 Voynick, S. M. / COLORADO ROCKHOUNDING: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils, Missoula, 1994, pb, 372 pages, - 1 -, $ 20 Wilson, W. E., Bartsch, J. A., and Mauthner, M. / MASTERPIECES OF THE MINERAL WORLD, from Treasures from the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, 2004, cl, 263 pages, - 1 -, $ 75 [Contents: Introduction; The Discerning Eye (What Makes a Mineral Collectible?); 161 plates of minerals with descriptions, when collected, etc., Paths of Discovery (Mine to Museum) which gives details on the mine or mining location where the minerals illustrated in the text were found with dates and additional historical information is given; A Royal Passion (History of Aristocratic Mineral Collecting from the 16th to the 20th Centuries); Selected Bibliography and Photographic Credits] Zietner, J. C. / APPALACHIAN MINERAL AND GEM TRAILS, San Diego, 1978, pb, 134 pages, - 5 -, $ 25 Early Rock and Minerals Magazines 23 issues of Rocks and Minerals Vol. 3 # 2 The Story of Gold; Gem Names; Phosphorescence Vol. 3 # 4 Romance of Rocks and Minerals: Discovery of Alder Gulch, Montana Vol. 4 # 2 Diamonds in the U.S.; Old Mineral Shops; Photo of Silver City, Idaho on cover Vol. 5 # 1 Millerite; Gold was discovered 65 years ago at Last Chance Gulch, Montana Vol. 5 # 3 Corundum Hill; Field Museum of Natural History Vol. 6 # 2 Malachite of White Plains, New York; Silver Producing Mines of British Columbia Vol. 7 # 2 Barringer Hill; Stereoscopic Photography of Minerals Vol. 8 # 1 Special Opal Issue Vol. 8 # 3 Optics of brilliant cut gems; visit to Lithia and Plainfield, Massachusetts Vol. 8 # 4 Luminescence of Fluorite, Clay Center, Oregon Vol. 9 # 5 Discovery and Introduction of Coal Vol. 9 # 7 Hawley Mineral Belt, Massachusetts Vol. 9 # 9 Topaz and Herderite, Topsham, Maine Vol. 9 # 10 Geology of the Connecticut Valley Vol. 9 # 12 Determination of Cat’s Eye Gems; Mineral Collecting at Paris, Maine Vol. 10 # 1 Petrified Wood of Central Oregon; Geodes from Hamilton, Illinois Vol. 10 # 2 Zinc Industry in the Saucon Valley; Muscovite crystal cavity..Mt. Mica, Maine Vol. 10 # 3 Zinc Industry in the Saucon Valley II; Ceylon Vol. 10 # 8 Boulder County Colorado Tungsten Area; Early Check List of Black Hills Minerals; Lake City Mining District, Colorado Vol. 10 # 9 ...Glaciers of Colorado; Gold at Camp Smith, New York All of these early issues of Rocks and Minerals, $ 55 for the set Rocks and Minerals Magazine [listed by volume, issue, year, title, and cost] 56 (4) 1981 / Amber: Dominican Republic, $ 6 61 (1) 1986 / Rhodochosite: Hot, Pink and Pretty, $ 10 62 (1) 1987 / Ubiquitous Quartz, $ 8 64 (1) 1989 / Galena from Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits, $ 10 63 (1) 1988 / Beryl: A Summary, $ 10 67 (1) 1992 / Pyromorphite: A Review, $ 16 74 (5) 1999 / Crystal Twinning Issue, $ 10 Matrix - Journal of the History of Minerals [listed by volume, (issue), year, content, and cost] 1 (1) / 88 / S.C.H. Bailey Mineral Collection, $ 5 1 (2,3,4) / 88 / Benjamin Silliman, Yale’s Early Mineral Mineral Collections, Peabody Museum, $ 15 1 (5, 6) / 88 / William Boyce Thompson: The Man from Alder Gulch (who formed Newmont Gold Company), $ 15 2 (1, 2) / 91 / A History of Mineral Collecting: Continental European Collections from Stone Age through the 17th Century, $ 10 2 (3) / 91 / Columbia School of Mines Collection, $ 8 2 (4) / 91 / Michigan - Ontonagon Boulder, $ 8 2 (5, 6) / 91 / Rambles of an Amateur Mineralogist, part 1 and 2, $ 10 3 (1) / 93 / Pennsylvania - Brinton’s Serpentine Quarry, $ 10 3 (2) / 93 / Michigan’s Cliff Mine, $ 10 3 (3, 4) / 94 / Peabody Meteorite Collection, $ 15 3 (5, 6) / 94 / Maryland Mineralogy, Copper, Gold, $ 20 4 (2) / 95 / Maine - Lead Mines of Lubec, $ 20 4 (3) / 95 / New York - 1st Millerite Locality, $ 20 4 (4) / 95 / Arkansas - Zinc Field Mines, $ 20 5 (3) / 97 / New Hampshire - Strafford Mica Mine, $ 15 5 (4) / 97 / New York - Anthony’s Nose, $ 15 6 (1) / 98 / South Carolina - Dorn Gold Mine, $ 15 6 (4) / 98 / Life and Times of Benjamin Shaub, $ 15 7 (1) / 99 / England - B.M. Wright - Mineral Dealer, $ 15 7 (2, 3) / 99 / Virginia-Missouri Lead Industry I and II, $ 35 7 (4) / 99 / Travels of California Gold, $ 15 8 (2) / 00 / Arthur Montgomery, $ 15 8 (4) / 00 / Michigan - Reeder Mineral Collection, $ 20 9 (1) / 01 / Pennsylvania - Garnet Mines of Chelsea, $ 20 9 (2) / 01 / New York - Tilley Foster Iron Mine, $ 20 9 (4) / 01 / Michigan - A. E. Seaman, $ 20 10 (1) / 02 / New South Wales - Mineral and Mining History, Torrington Region, $ 20 11 (1) / 03 / Michigan Gold, Magnet Cove, $ 25 11 (2) / 03 / Pennsylvania: Ecton-Perkiomen Mine, $ 25 11 (4) / 03 / Georgia: Mineral History of Georgia, $ 30

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