Louis-Laurent Simonin / Eugène Cicéri

Exciting illustrated edition of 91 wood engravings by Eugène Cicéri, E. Petot, A. Mesnel and E. Tournois, with 6 chromolithographed plates from watercolors by E. Faguet and 15 color-printed maps - This popular science work dedicated to the mineral world, in which the author aims to introduce the general public to the geological wealth of the Earth, the diversity of stones and their importance in natural history, industry and human civilization - Simonin adopts a scientific, descriptive and literary approach, presenting rocks, minerals and precious stones as witnesses to the geological evolution of the globe, but also as fundamental elements of the economic and artistic life of human societies - The book describes the main families of stones, their physical and chemical properties, their colors, their crystalline structures and their modes of formation in the Earth's depths under the action of fire, pressure and geological time - The author explains the processes that give rise to granites, marbles, basalts, quartz, limestones, slates or precious gems, while also discussing the extraction methods used in quarries and mines - Louis-Laurent Simonin / Eugène Cicéri, E. Petot, A. Mesnel, E. Tournois & E. Faguet - Les Pierres: Esquisses minéralogiques - 1869 - Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie - 509 Pages. Good binding condition, volume in its original half-leather, marbled boards, signs of wear, some minor defects on the cover, headpieces and corners worn, speckled edges, spine with decorative false cords, gold-tooled titling - Good interior condition, some stains, title page printed in red and black, work enriched with 91 wood engravings by Eugène Cicéri, E. Petot, A. Mesnel and E. Tournois, with 6 chromolithographed plates after watercolors by E. Faguet and 15 color prints, marbled endpapers in good condition, a pleasant copy – Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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