Lapidary Journal - December, 1966. Good Samaritan Ruby Carving; Lunar Lapidarists; Ostensarium (of Iowa Agate); Iowa Rock Treasures; Arizona Peridot; Wyoming Grunerite; Oklahoma's Forest of Stone; Guadalupe Island Peridot
by Leiper, Hugh (Editor and Managing Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Baldwinsville, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Diego, CA: Lapidary Journal, Inc., 1966. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. San Diego, CA: Lapidary Journal, Inc., 1966. The December, 1966 issue (Volume 20, Number 9) of Lapidary Journal. Quarto, photo-illustrated staple-bound wraps, and a thick-ish 120 pp. About Near Fine; just touch edge wear, and very little of the inevitable interior age-toning. Small fray at top spine end. See scans. Contents are fine, with standard moderate age toning. Sharp. Cover photo: The Good Samaritan, carved in ruby. See scan of contents page for what's inside; included among much else is the cover piece, Lunar Lapidarists, The Ostensarium (made of Iowa Agate), Iowa Rock Treasures, Arizona Peridot, Wyoming Grunerite, Oklahoma's Forest of Stone, Guadalupe Island Peridot, etc. The subject matter is all over the place - quite literally, in the geographic sense. As one might expect, in this nomadic hobby. Handsome and collectible. See scans. LPR11
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- Bookseller
- Singularity Rare & Fine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 60766
- Title
- Lapidary Journal - December, 1966. Good Samaritan Ruby Carving; Lunar Lapidarists; Ostensarium (of Iowa Agate); Iowa Rock Treasures; Arizona Peridot; Wyoming Grunerite; Oklahoma's Forest of Stone; Guadalupe Island Peridot
- Author
- Leiper, Hugh (Editor and Managing Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Lapidary Journal, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- San Diego, CA
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 120
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾ - 12"
- Keywords
- Mineralogy, Jewelry
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