Semi-Precious Stones

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King Penguin K65. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1952.

Written by Nora Wooster of the Brooklyn Crystallographic Laboratory in Cambridge, it covers the rarity of semi-precious stones, their glitter, their play of colour and light, their chemical properties and their astrological meaning. The 16 hand painted plates of Arthur Smith interpret the beauty of the stones.

Author: N. Wooster
Colour plates: Arthur Smith
Contents: 16 colour plates
Editor: N. B. L. Pevsner
Pages: 32pp. + 16pp

Condition grading: Very Good book in Very Good dust jacket. Minor wear to book spine ends. Dust jacket has protective jacket and soeme wear damage to top of spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.

King Penguin K65. Penguin 1st Edition, published 1952.

Written by Nora Wooster of the Brooklyn Crystallographic Laboratory in Cambridge, it covers the rarity of semi-precious stones, their glitter, their play of colour and light, their chemical properties and their astrological meaning. The 16 hand painted plates of Arthur Smith interpret the beauty of the stones.

Author: N. Wooster
Colour plates: Arthur Smith
Contents: 16 colour plates
Editor: N. B. L. Pevsner
Pages: 32pp. + 16pp

Condition grading: Very Good book in Very Good dust jacket. Minor wear to book spine ends. Dust jacket has protective jacket and soeme wear damage to top of spine. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.

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