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Auction #129 begins on 26 Feb 2026

Mawe (John)

FAMILIAR LESSONS ON MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY

Explaining the easiest methods of discriminating metals, earths and rocks with coloured plates to which is added a practical description of the of the use of lapidaries apparatus.

Published: Longmans, Horst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1821

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Third edition. 106 pages, hand coloured engraved frontispiece, 3 hand coloured plates, original paper covered boards – most of the paper on the spine is lacking, light foxing on the frontispiece and title page otherwise the contents are crisp.

John Mawe (1764 – 26 October 1829) was a British mineralogist who became known for his practical approach to the discipline.

  • Size: 8vo (190 x120mm)
  • Sold By: Clarke's Africana & Rare Books
  • Contact Person: Paul Mills
  • Country: South Africa
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  • Trade Associations: ABA - ILAB, SABDA


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