Offered here for purchase is an acceptable copy of
AN ESSAY TOWARDS A SYSTEM OF MINERALOGY (Volume 2 only of 2) by Axel Frederic Cronstedt. London: Charles Dilly 2nd ed, 1788. 8 1/4" X 5", pp 433-1040 with 2 folding plates; original calf. Somewhat edge worn and scuffed, binding firm with no loose pages. Not ex-library. This is volume 2 of one of the most important and influential works in mineralogy. By precise chemical analysis, Cronstedt first realized that every mineral is created from a specific set of chemical
constituents
; he further realized that the chemical
uniqueness
of minerals formed an ideal concept on which a system of mineralogy could be built.
Although
the title page states 2nd edition this is in reality the 3rd edition and final edition.
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Offered here for purchase is a very good complete copy of
DANA'S MANUAL OF MINERALOGY by Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr. NY: John Wiley & Sons 17th Ed, 1959. 9 1/4" X 6", pp 609 with 634 illustrations, mostly crystal drawings; color frontis; original gilt decorated cloth. Gift inscription on first blank end-paper else very good. Not ex-library. Indispensable reference for all those interested in the study of collection of minerals. Includes sections on crystallography, physical mineralogy, chemical mineralogy, descriptive mineralogy, occurrence and association of minerals, mineral uses, and a section of tables for determinative mineralogy.
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