Miscellaneous Rock, Gem, and Mineral 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 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. and Skinner, B. J. / GEMS, GRANITES, AND GRAVELS: Knowing and Using Rocks and Minerals, Cambridge, 1990, cl, 173 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Dinwiddle, D. and MacFall, R. P. / POPULAR MECHANICS COMPLETE BOOK OF ROCKS, MINERALS, GEMS, FOSSILS: Collecting, Identifying, Shaping, Displaying, Evaluating, Polishing, New York, 1978, cl, 206 pages, - 3 -, $ 25

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 -, $ 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, 3^rd Edition, Revised, Zurich, 1996, cl, 532 pages, - 3 -, $ 195

Hurlbut, C. S., Jr. / MINERALS AND MAN, New York, 1969, cl, 304 pages, - 3 -, $ 75

Jackson, J. A. / GEMSTONES; Treasures from the Earth’s Crust, Hillside, 1989, cl, 104 pages, - 5 -, $ 15

Kalokerinos, A. / AUSTRALIAN PRECIOUS OPAL, Melbourne, 1976, cl, 51 pages, - 2 -, $ 55

Kraus, E. H. and Holden, E. F. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 2^nd Edition, New York, 1931, cl, 260 pages, - 3 -, $ 28

Kraus, E. H. and Slawson, C. B. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 3^rd Edition, New York, 1939, cl, 287 pages, - 3 -, $ 32

Kraus, E. H. and Slawson, C. B. / GEMS AND GEM MATERIALS, 5^th 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, - 1 -, $ 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

Panczer, W. D. / MINERALS OF MEXICO, New York, 1987, cl, 457 pages, slight wrinkling on lower section of front board, ovg, - 3-, $ 125

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, pb, - 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

Pough, F. H. / A FIELD GUIDE TO ROCKS AND MINERALS, Peterson Field Guide Series, Boston, various years, pb, 347 pages, - 3 -, $ 10

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, 1^st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, slight wear, $ 150

Roberts, W. L., Rapp, G. R., and Weber, J. / ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MINERALS, 1^st Edition, New York, 1974, cl, 693 pages, - 3 -, very little wear, $ 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

Root, F. K. / MINERALS AND ROCKS OF WYOMING, WGS B 56, Laramie, 1972, pb, 56 pages, - 3 -, $ 5

Rygle, K. J. and Pedersen, S. F. / NORTHWEST TREASURE HUNTER’S GEM AND MINERAL GUIDE, Woodstock, 1999, pb, 157 pages, - 1 -, $ 15

Schumann, W. / STONES AND MINERALS, Sterling Publishing Co., New York, 1974, cl, 225 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

Schumann, W. / MINERALS OF THE WORLD, New York, 1992, cl, 224 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

Scovil, J. / PHOTOGRAPHING MINERALS, FOSSILS, AND LAPIDARY MATERIALS, Tucson, 1996, cl, 224 pages, - 1 -, $ 75

Shaub, B. M. / TREASURES FROM THE EARTH: The World of Rocks and Minerals, New York, 1975, cl, 223 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Sinkankas, J. / GEM CUTTING: A Lapidary’s Manual, 1st Edition, Princeton, 1958, cl, 413 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Sinkankas, J. / GEM CUTTING: A Lapidary’s Manual, 2^nd Edition, Princeton, 1962, cl, 297 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Sinkankas, J. / GEMSTONES AND MINERALS: How and Where to Find Them, Princeton, 1961, cl, 387 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 -, $ 250 [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]

Wooding, R. R. / DIAMOND SETTING: THE PROFESSIONAL APPROACH, BEAD SETTING DIAMONDS WITH PAVE APPLICATIONS, CHANNEL SETTING DIAMONDS WITH ILLUSTRATED PROCEDURES, Erlanger, 1984, 1985, 1987, cl, 178 pages, 192 pages, 136 pages, respectively, - 1 -, $ 100 for all 3 books

Zietner, J. C. / APPALACHIAN MINERAL AND GEM TRAILS, San Diego, 1978, pb, 134 pages, - 5 -, $ 25