Dana, Edward Salisbury: The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana 1837 – 1868. Descriptive Mineralogy.

Auflage

New York, John Wiley & Sons, 1896.

Sixth Editin, entirely rewritten and much enlarged,

Illustrated with over 1400 Figure. A groundbreaking major work by the American geologist and mineralogist James Dwight Dana.(1813 – 1895). It was first published in 1837 and remains one of the most influential reference and standard works in the geosciences to this day. This sixth edition of the work was completely revised by his son, Edward Salisbury Dana, and encapsulates the life's work of his father.

Exemplar

LXIII, 1134 S. Späterer schwarzer Halbleinenband.

Library copy from Metallbank und Metallurgische Gesellschaft Frankfurt, with corresponding external and internal markings. Apart from the library markings, an impeccable copy.