The Gem Kingdom

New York: A Ridge Press Book/Random House Inc. Good with no dust jacket. 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 0394733738 . Stated first printing. A comprehensive look at the world of gemstones, with loads of color photos. Signed on front free endpaper by Paul E. Desautels. --- In softcovers, with various colored gems pictured on cover. Covers with considerable… Read more about this item

New York: GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1971. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later edition. Very good plus dustwrapper with a touch of foxing to the top of the page edges in very good plus dustwrapper with three very light stains to front panel.

New York: Random House First edition in hardcover with dust jacket. 252 pp. Color illustrations, index. Small name on the front endpaper scratched over. Jacket is price clipped with minor shelfwear. Near Fine/Near Fine.

New York: Ridge Press, 1971. Edition Not Specified. Very Good +/Very Good+ DJ. 8vo = over 9". n/a. Printing Not Spec. Purple hardcover with gold lettering on spine. Clean interior and exterior, strong and tight binding. Dustjacket is clean, crisp, glossy.

Random House,. 1971. Hardcover. 0394465334 . Date on endpaper; covers clean; pgs tight, unmarked. Light DJ wear w/tiny edge tears. .

New York: A Ridge Press Book/Random House [1970) 252 pp. Original white cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Very bright and clean. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Illust. w/ color and b/w photos. Contents very nice.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good+. Illus. by Lee Boltin (photos). 4to - over 9¾"… Read more about this item

New York: GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Later printing. Quarto. 252pp. Fine in a near fine dustwrapper with closed tear on top edge of front panel.

New York: Random House, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Illustrated by Photographs by Lee Boltin. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Book has very slight fading top spine, 1/4" tear top front hinge, nice clean copy, dustwrapper has minor rubbing at spine. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database… Read more about this item

New York: Random, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. End paper has stamp, fuscia colored end paper has bleed onto title page. Dustwrapper price clipped with a few small tears. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our… Read more about this item

Grosset & Dunlap. Very Good/Very Good. 1971. Hard Cover. 4to 0448147254 Dust jacket rubbed to edges, small bump through to upper boards, unclipped. Original cloth with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership inscription. 252 pages clean and tight. .

Random House / Ridge Press, 1971. A stock image [photo] is an accurate representation of the listed book's dust jacket design©. NON price-clipped dust jacket [$ 25.00], clean, crisp, colors bright, a little and handling edge wear [one 1" edge tear]; small bit missing at head of spine. Pages [252 including index] clean, unmarked, binding tight and square. Illustrated throughout… Read more about this item

Random House Inc. Used - Good. Good condition. 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.

New York: Ridge Press, 1971. HEAVY. 252pp, index, num bw & col pills. Or purple cloth in pictorial jacket. Some slight toning to jacket edges. Attractive volume detailing the history of gems, basic methods of gemstone science, both precious and semi-precious stones, the skills of the lapidary and jeweller, and concludes with an appreciation of jade.. First Edition. Hard Cover.… Read more about this item

GROSSET & DUNLAP, 1971. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item

Ridge Press/Grosset and Dunlap, 1971. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Boltin, Lee. Very large, heavy book, quality purple cloth, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 252 pages. DJ glossy with close-up color photographs of gemstones on front and back, black spine. DJ has slight wear at top front tip, very tiny wear spots at… Read more about this item

New York, NY: Ridge Press/Random House, 1970. First Edition, First Printing . Hardcover. NEW - COLLECTIBLE/Near Fine. Lee Boltin (Color Photographs). Stated First Printing. Text/BRAND NEW. Beige linen boards w/gilt lettering/Fine. DJ/NF w/light edge wear & faint creasings to lower front corner. A history of gems by Curator of the Smithsonian Institution's Gem & Mineral Collections Paul E.… Read more about this item

New York: Random/Ridge Press, 1970. 1st . Hardcover. fine in fine dj/Dust Jacket Included. indexed. Spectacular close-ups of gems and minerals, including carvedart pieces. A tad musty Lee Boltin photos. fine in fine dj, gold-stamped fuschia cloth, oversized 252 pgs

New York: Ridge Press, 1971. Hard Cover. Very Good/DJ VG-. Small Quarto.

New York: The Ridge Press very good softcover. First printing.. Softcover. very Good.

UsedVeryGood. 1970 1st hardcover printing. Noticeably worn/scuffed dj/bind. Text is mostly clean & readable.