Title: A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: With an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallographic Investigation, and a Mineralogical Bibliography Author: Dana, James Dwight Place: New Haven Publisher: Durrie & Peck and Herrick & Noyes Date: 1837 Description: xiv, 452, 119, [1] pp. Illus. with 4 copper-engraved plates, 2 of them folding; numerous cuts in the text. 9x5½, period full calf, all edges marbled. First Edition. Rare first edition of Dana's first and most famous book, written when he was just 24. It is one of the most enduring works in mineralogical science, with revisions and rewritings keeping it up to date through much of the 20th century. Bookplate of H. Stanton Hill. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding well worn, front cover loosely attached; foxing throughout; else very good. Item number: 200492
Title: A System of Mineralogy: Including an Extended Treatise on Crystallography: With an Appendix, Containing the Application of Mathematics to Crystallographic Investigation, and a Mineralogical Bibliography Author: Dana, James Dwight Place: New Haven Publisher: Durrie & Peck and Herrick & Noyes Date: 1837 Description: xiv, 452, 119, [1] pp. Illus. with 4 copper-engraved plates, 2 of them folding; numerous cuts in the text. 9x5½, period full calf, all edges marbled. First Edition. Rare first edition of Dana's first and most famous book, written when he was just 24. It is one of the most enduring works in mineralogical science, with revisions and rewritings keeping it up to date through much of the 20th century. Bookplate of H. Stanton Hill. Lot Amendments Condition: Binding well worn, front cover loosely attached; foxing throughout; else very good. Item number: 200492
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