Lithographie ltd (49 résultats)

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Contributions by: James Minette, Dawn Minette, Si Frazier, Ann Frazier, Rock Currier, Gloria Staebler, Paul Pohwat Edited by: Gloria Staebler, Maya Strausberg Illustrations by: Jeff Scovil, Jesse La Plante, John Smolski, Jim Minette. Jeff Scovil; Jesse La Plante; John Smolski; Jim…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The thirteenth installment in the MINERAL monograph series showcases Smithsonite and its history, geology, localities, pseudomorphs, associations, gemology, cleaning, mineralogy, tsumeb, color, metallurgy and crystallography. Contributions by: Bill Birch, Bruce Cairncross, David El…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fluorite is clear and colorless in its pure form, but defects and impurities endow it with an array of colors, in both fluorescent and white light, a number of which can occur in a single crystal. Those famous color zones are one of the many features that have drawn people to colle…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Apatite, the most abundant phosphate on Earth, is ubiquitous in the lithosphere and in vertebrates of the animal kingdom. Because it forms large colorful crystals, this toothsome mineral is among the most prized species populating mineral collections worldwide. Commonly confused wi…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. As new, great condition. Nevada Mineral Localities map/lithograph included. Exquisite photography of minerals and metals from the Nevada landscape. Mining history and geological history enriched with beautiful photographs and mineral descriptions. Cabanel Alexandre; Will Barber; Dan Behnke…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. From its mineralogy to its landscape to its personalities, Bolivia is an enigmatic place where anything can and does happen. For centuries, Bolivia's mines and minerals have influenced its history, attracting conquerors, inciting wars and unrest, and making a few men obscenely rich…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. With fifteen articles devoted to the subject, coverage of the gem is unparalleled by another publication. Localities are featured in nine of the articles, ranging in size from the two page feature on St. Anne s Mine in Zimbabwe, to the multi-page treatments done on Pakistan, Japan,…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The spectacular landscapes of the San Juan Mountains in southwestern Colorado are graphic evidence of the violent geology that concentrated a wealth of minerals in the triangle loosely defined by the picturesque mining towns of Telluride, Silverton and Ouray. An ancient hunting gro…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. While the ancients referred to many purple stones as Amethyst, today the term is more exclusively applied to quartz in the violet spectrum. The gemstone has long been assigned spiritual and mystical properties including protection from inebriation. However, this like-named volume o…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The Great Basin is a mosaic of geographic contrasts: steep rugged mountains, harsh dry salty lakebeds, and sweeping valleys, and while the high desert and mountains of Nevada may appear desolate, but those who choose to look and linger will find Nevada ruggedly beautiful and home t…

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The acclaimed photography of Jeff Scovil (70 plates) and Steve Smale (30 plates) capture the presence of masterpieces from one of the world's finest private collections--that of celebrated mathematician Steve Smale and his wife Clara. Captions and commentary by Smale himself provide…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Populations in both eastern and western cultures have been mining, trading, and carving garnets for millennia. Named for its likeness to the flesh and seeds of the pomegranate (Latin granatus), garnet is most commonly thought of as a red gemstone, but it actually occurs in all colo…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. As new, great condition. Apatite, the most abundant phosphate on Earth, is ubiquitous in the lithosphere and in vertebrates of the animal kingdom. Because it forms large colorful crystals, this toothsome mineral is among the most prized species populating mineral collections. Commonly conf…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Contributions by: Emma Bullock, James E. Butler, John Chapman, Katherine Dunnell, Boris N. Feigelson, M. Tyler Funk, Eloïse Gaillou, Viktor K. Garanin, J. Michael Howard, Bram Janse, John A. Jaszczak, John I. Koivula, Galena Y. Kriulina, Claire Mitchell, Nick Norman, George R. Ros…

Soft cover. Etat : New. 1st Edition. Contributions by: Dudley Blauwet, Ryan Bowling, Alexander U. Falster, Sarah L. Hanson, Jaroslav Hyrsl, Peter Lyckberg, Odulio Jose Marensi de Moura, Milan Novak, Federico Pezzotta, George R. Rossman, William B. Simmons, Gloria A. Staebler, Karen L. Webber Edited by: William B. Simmons, Gloria…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Gossamer ribbons swirling with color and light, agate has a universal appeal. Unconstrained by any internal architecture: agate is a freeform expression of its ancestral fluids, which organize into complex patterns that echo the voids it fills. The effect is natural, balanced asymm…

Soft cover. Etat : As New. 1st Edition. As new, great condition. Rare in the ancient world. Its unique properties set it apart from other hard, red gemstones, generically known as "ruby" or "carbuncle." That distinction was lost during the Dark Ages but revived in the Enlightenment, as science undertook its quest to understand t…

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A lifetime of travel and collaboration has blessed renowned mathematician Steve Smale with access to great minerals often just as the parts of the globe he happened to find himself on were at their peaks, specimen-wise. A follow up to his first book, The Smale Collection II reflects…

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The third in what will ultimately be a Smale Collection tetralogy, Smale 3 pushes past his signature examples of fan favorites and delves into the range and depth of the collection. From new and breathtaking liddicoatite to classic fluorites to silver specimens, steeped in history,…

Hardcover. Etat : New. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. One of the most influential mineral collectors of our time, William W. Pinch brought leadership, context, and connoisseurship to the intellectually elite craft of species collecting. His first collection set lasting standards for the genre before selling in 1989 to the Ca…

paperback. Etat : Very Good. LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No creases or tears on spine and/or cover LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No missing or damaged pages LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No text or writing on the pages or in the margins LIKE NEW / VERY GOOD - No underlining or highlighting of text VERY GOOD - Cover has very minimal wear and tear w…

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. From its earliest days as a territory when prospectors searched for gold and silver to the giant copper camps of the twentieth century to today when Tucson is a mecca for mineral collectors worldwide, the historical fabric of Arizona is woven with minerals. The book endeavors to pro…

Hardcover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Contributions by: include Stan Esbenshade, Tony Potucek, Bill Larson, Mike Gray, Arlene Bentley, Bob Cook, Bob Jackson, Bob Jones, Bryan Lees, Carl Francis, Dan Kile, Dan Weinrich, Doug Toland, George Robinson, George Witters, Jesse Fisher, Ed Raines, Joe Kielbaso, John Marshall, Ju…

Soft cover. Etat : New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The colorful varieties of beryl - from clear goshenite, to vibrant emerald, to serene aquamarine - have been inspiring scientists, mystics and poets for millennia. Found in a range of shapes, sizes and colors, beryl is as diverse as the Earth in which it forms. Today, much is known…