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Published by CQ Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0871877066ISBN 13: 9780871877062
Seller: Red's Corner LLC, Brookhaven, GA, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: VeryGood. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used paperback book. Has wear on cover and/or pages. Book has no markings on pages. Has a personalized note/signature just inside the cover. Front cover has crease(s). For USED books, we cannot guarantee supplemental materials such as CDs, DVDs, access codes and other materials. We are a small company and very thankful for your business!.
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Published by Methuen & Co., London, 1950
Seller: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Maroon Cloth Hardback. Condition: Good or a Little Better. No Jacket. 11th Edition. Has a colorplate frontis and a few other color plates. A decent tight used copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 10" Tall.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good, Clean. 4 Plates In Colour, 40 In Monotone And 145 Text Figures (illustrator). Copyright Date: 1912 Octavo, 1952, PP.537,
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1962
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1962. Reprint. 560 pages. Red dust jacket over blue cloth. Contains black and white illustrations and plates throughout. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Thumb-marking present. Notable creasing to gutter. Hinges are cracked with exposed netting. Front and rear boards are loose but still attached. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Light tanning to spine and edges. Textblock is shaky. Clipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Loss to spine ends. Visible sunning to spine. Mild rubbing to surfaces.
Published by Methuen & C. Ltd January 1966, 1966
Seller: The Book Garden, Bountiful, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good - Cash. No Jacket. General wear to corners, edges, and surface. Spine tilted. Blue cloth hardboards. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.
Published by Pitman Publishing Company, New York, 1972
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Fourteenth Edition. DJ has some yellowing, and scuffing. Spine has cracked at title page.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Thirteenth Revised Edition. Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with loss. Short gift inscription on verso. Related ephemera included.
Published by Pitman Publishing, 1952
Seller: Sheapast Art and Books, Sherman Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Gemstones By G.F. Herbert Smith Pitman Publishing 1952 hardcover with dustjacket 4 plates in color,40 in monotone, and 145 line illustrations "some jacket wear and tear, name inside, clean and tight".
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1949
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. 1949. Tenth Edition, Revised. 537 pages. No dust jacket. Purple cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing, mild to end-papers and text-block edges. Cracking to gutters, no damage to end papers. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains.
Published by Pitman Publishing Corp, New York, 1958
Seller: Flying Danny Books, Netosu, OR, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A new looking book with A previous owner name on the FREP in AD.J. that has A tear at the spine edge iwth unmarked pages, (Revised by F. Coles Phillips) Originally published, 1912. , 560d pages, many glossy photo sections showing mines, machinery, gems, polishers,
Published by Methuen & Co Ltd, 1962
Seller: G. & J. CHESTERS, TAMWORTH, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 560 pages, colour frontispiece, 4 colour plates, 24 pages of plates and 80 text-illustrations, a near fine hardback in a very good plus dust-jacket. (This is a reprint, with corrections, of the 1958 Thirteenth Edition). Appears unread and the dj has had further protection having been kept in a removable plastic sleeve.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, 1952
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Condition: Fair. 1952. Twelfth Revised Edition. 537 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth boards with gilt lettering. Contains black and white and colour illustrations. Hinges and gutters are moderately cracked with exposed netting. Clean pages and illustrations with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. Pen writings to back free endpaper and pastedown. Pen annotations and marginalia to a few pages. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate sunning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Moderate splits to spine ends and corners causing cloth to be frayed. Visible wear marks to boards.
Published by The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher, New York, 1932
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company Publisher. 1932. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 144 pages, illustrated. Includes the first of five parts of "The Radio War" by Ralph Milne Farley, the second of two parts of "Corporal Cole's Conscience" by J. Allan Dunn, "Earthquake Catchers" by Foster-Harris, "The Tiger of Yezo" by L. G. Blochman, etc. Good copy [spine toned and cracked with some chipping to the ends, cover creased with the usual edgewear, upper left corner tear to the front cover, paper tanned as usual. bx419E.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1912
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering. Slight fading to spine, minor shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. (DJ has tears) Booksplate stamp.
Published by New York: Pitman Publishing Corp., 1952., 1952
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Good. Illustrated.
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd, London
Seller: Counterpoint Records & Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Cloth Covered Boards. Condition: Good -. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair +. Third Edition. Blue cloth covered boards, bright gold titles on front cover and spine. Light foxing, and former owners bookplat on inside of front cover, book body otherwise clean, illustrated throughout. Blue dustjacket displays moderate chipping and tears to edges and head and tail of spine, brodart protected.
Published by Pittman Publishing Corporation, New York, 1958
Seller: Dennis Holzman Antiques, Cohoes, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Thirteenth Revised Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Green cloth over boards, the 13th edition, revised by F.C. Phillips, 560 pp., 4 color plates, 24 monochrome plates, 24 illustrations in text, Index, Bibliography, Admissible Names, Birthstones. Some light wear at corners and spine ends, pages lightly toned. Otherwise a nice copy, clean, no writing or marks, plates present, binding sound. In a dustjacket that is soiled from use, spine faded, minor chipping at corners & spine ends. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 3 lbs 3 oz. Category: Jewelry, Gems, Gemstones; Books; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005391.
Published by Pitman Publishing Corporation, 1972
Seller: Rare Book World, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 5th or later Edition. The revised 14th edition. Sinkankas number 6171. small amount of damp staining not affecting text. Useful bibliography at the end of the book that serves as one of the best checklists for any serious collector of gemology publications.
Published by New York: Brentano's Publishers, [circa 1920s]. [circa 1920s]., 1920
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Very good. New York: Brentano's Publishers, [circa 1920s]. [circa 1920s]. Very good. - Octavo, blue cloth. The binding is very lightly rubbed & bumped. xvi & 314 pages. There is an owner's ink name & address with the date 1929 on the verso of the front endpaper. There is staining to the inner edges of the endpapers. Illustrated with 3 color plates, including a frontispiece, 29 black-and-white plates & black-and-white textual diagrams. Very good. Fourth edition.
Published by PITMAN PUBLISHING
ISBN 10: 1199390984ISBN 13: 9781199390981
Seller: Montclair Book Center, Montclair, NJ, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: USED Good.
Published by Methuen & Co, London, 1913
Seller: Anne Godfrey, Pwllheli, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Edition. Second edition 8vo, illustrated. Dark blue with gilt to spine, mild wear to prominent points, slight forward lean, binding sound if occasionally spread, very good page condition.
Condition: Good. 10th edition. Cloth, dj, G+/P+. xx+537pp, colour frontis, 3 colour plates, 40 b/w plates, 145 text figs, index, dutjacket chipped & rubbed at the edges, but a good copy internally. Standard general guide to Precious & semi precious gems. 825 grams.
Published by Methuen and Co, 1937
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: GOOD. 1937-01-01. Methuen and Co. Hardcover. ACCEPTABLE DJ; Acceptable. Edgewear, stained. Eighth edition. 8x5.
Publication Date: 1913
Seller: Xerxes Fine and Rare Books and Documents, Glen Head, NY, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. London 1913 2nd Methuen. Sm.8vo., 312pp., 32 plates of which 3 are in color, hardcover. Good, inner hinges cracked, foxed lightly throughout, lightly worn.
Tenth edition revised. Hardback. 4 plates in colour, 40 in monotone and 145 text illustrations. Rubbed buckram cloth. No dustwrapper. Good copy. The study of gemmology.
Condition: Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket 13th edition. In protective mylar cover. (Gemstone, Precious Stones) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Brentano's, New York
Seller: Shoemaker Booksellers, Gettysburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good+. No Jacket. 314 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Corners bumped. Normal shelf wear. Natural discoloration to front and back fep. Illust. w/ b/w and color plates. Also w/ b/w drawings.
Published by Josephs Press 6/9/2011, 2011
ISBN 10: 1447417216ISBN 13: 9781447417217
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters 1.04. Book.
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Published by Methuen and Co, 1949
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
HARDCOVER. Condition: GOOD. 1949. Methuen and Co. Hardback. GOOD No DJ. Purple board. Gilt title. Internally and externally good. Pages clean. Binding tight. Black and white and coloured plates. Black and white text illustrations. Light tanning to pages. Spine faded/darkened. Scuffing to boards. Shelf/edge wear. 9' x 6'.