Internal World of Gemstones: Documents from Space and Time

Rare 1st Edition Book with 380 original illustrations and supplemental material.

ISBN-10: ‎ 3855040303

The book is in outstanding condition. There is a single owner's return address label (sticker) on the front inside cover page. The protective hard plastic dust jacket has cracked over time on the natural folds of the book (was taped - likely could be professionally repaired).

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Included with the book are supplemental materials:- Original clipping of a book review for 'Internal World of Gemstones: Documents from Space and Time' from Gemstones section of the Jewelers' Circular - Keystone, August 1980
- Original clipping of publication article "Gubelin Retires; Gemology Contribution Analyzed"- Two color tri-fold informational leaflets on the book "Internal World of Gemstones" - one stamped with the return address of Gemological Institute of America.

"Dr. Eduard J. Gübelin can justly be called the father of modern gemology ... he was one of the first resident students of the young Gemological Institute of America and worked with early pioneers of the professional gemological movement. Dr. Gübelin became a leading expert on gemstone inclusions and photomicrography. He published a number of important books and hundreds of articles in scholarly and popular journals. His best known books include Internal World of Gemstones: Documents from Space and Time (1974) and Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones (1986), co-authored with gemologist John Koivula ... Based on Dr. Gübelin's study of inclusions, the Gübelin Lab became a pioneer in determining the origin of gemstones. Over a career spanning 70 years, Dr. Gübelin assembled a world famous gemstone collection of more than 5,000 specimens, covering all commercial and rare gem species. He had personally collected many of the specimens during his travels to many remote mining locations ... Dr. Gübelin died in 2005, just a few days short of his 92nd birthday. The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has acquired his gemstone collection for the benefit of the profession."