352 pages, indexed, second printing. The jacketr is lightly rubbed and chipped at the edges; the body of the book is clean, unmarked and solid. ''A unique compilation in one handy volume of hard to find data, formulas, compounds, tables, properties - including instructions on cleaning and preserving methods for over 1000 mineral species - for the mineralogist, gemologist, lapidary, jeweler, craftsman and collector." (publisher)