Naturgeschichte des Mineralreichs fur Schule und Haus (1889).

Description

I grade this book as in ‘Very Good’ condition.

Spine has a little damage.

Shelf wear with corner bumps and signs of handling.

Internal pages are unmarked.

“This stunningly illustrated book is the work of distinguished German mineralogist Gustav Adolph Kenngott (1818-1897). Particularly interested in crystallography, Kenngott was the first to describe enstatite, a rare green mineral which can be cut as a gemstone. This volume is a distillation of his work intended for ‘the visual instruction of the young in school and with family'” (Smithsonian). Part of the Naturgeschichte des Tier-, Pflanzen- und Mineralreichs, erster Teil series.