Lapidary Journal - December, 1966. Good Samaritan Ruby Carving; Lunar Lapidarists; Ostensarium (of Iowa Agate); Iowa Rock Treasures; Arizona Peridot; Wyoming Grunerite; Oklahoma's Forest of Stone; Guadalupe Island Peridot

Leiper, Hugh (Editor and Managing Editor)

Published by Lapidary Journal, Inc., San Diego, CA, 1966

About this Item

San Diego, CA: Lapidary Journal, Inc., 1966. The December, 1966 issue (Volume 20, Number 9) of Lapidary Journal. Quarto, photo-illustrated staple-bound wraps, and a thick-ish 120 pp. About Near Fine; just touch edge wear, and very little of the inevitable interior age-toning. Small fray at top spine end. See scans. Contents are fine, with standard moderate age toning. Sharp. Cover photo: The Good Samaritan, carved in ruby. See scan of contents page for what's inside; included among much else is the cover piece, Lunar Lapidarists, The Ostensarium (made of Iowa Agate), Iowa Rock Treasures, Arizona Peridot, Wyoming Grunerite, Oklahoma's Forest of Stone, Guadalupe Island Peridot, etc. The subject matter is all over the place - quite literally, in the geographic sense. As one might expect, in this nomadic hobby. Handsome and collectible. See scans. LPR11.

Seller Inventory # 60766

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lapidary Journal - December, 1966. Good Samaritan Ruby Carving; Lunar Lapidarists; Ostensarium (of Iowa Agate); Iowa Rock Treasures; Arizona Peridot; Wyoming Grunerite; Oklahoma's Forest of Stone; Guadalupe Island Peridot
• Publisher: Lapidary Journal, Inc., San Diego, CA
• Publication Date: 1966
• Language: English
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Gems, Gemology, Minerals, Mineralogy
  • Sciences 2: Earth Sciences, Life Sciences
  • Magazines - Modern Collectible