Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals: For Identifying the Rocks and Minerals of the United States and Interpreting the Origins and Meanings (Putnam's Nature Field Books series)

LOOMIS, Frederic Brewster

Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1948

About this Item

Stated 22nd printing of the revised edition of 1948. Detailed descriptions of all manner of mineral forms, with 47 color and several black & white plates showing examples of these rocks. Indexed. --- In full red cloth-covered boards with spine titling in yellow. Yellow dust jacket with color image of a rock to front panel. --- With prior owner's inked info. to two locations near front of book, inked markings to perhaps as many as a dozen leaves and tick-marked index items, else a tightly-bound, sound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($4.50) with chipping and small tears along edges; wrapped in new removable archival mylar protector.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall ; xviii, 352 pages.

Seller Inventory # 88695

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Field Book of Common Rocks and Minerals: For Identifying the Rocks and Minerals of the United States and Interpreting the Origins and Meanings (Putnam's Nature Field Books series)
• Publisher: G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York
• Publication Date: 1948
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
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