Leonard J. Spencer — The World&Apos;S Minerals

London, W. & R. Chambers, 1922. First edition. Cloth. A scarce first edition copy of this comprehensive account of minerals, illustrated in colour. The scarce first edition if the work.In publisher's original red cloth binding.Illustrated with forty beautiful coloured plates. Collated, complete.A work depicting the forms, the physical character, the chemical composition and classification of minerals, the sulphides, arsenides, and sulphur salts, the haloids, the oxides, the carbonates, the sulphurs, chromates, molybdates, and tungstates, the phosphats, arsenates, and vandates, the silicates, the titano-silicates, titanates, and niobates, and the organic substances.  In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Fading to spine, with shelf wear to the head and tail, and a small mark. Age toning to endpapers, with ink inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with very light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .