[meteorite-list] Re: Ad Book sale/Email change

[meteoriteplaya at comcast.net]

Hi all 
I'm sure you all noticed that I have a new email. I finally joined 
the world of the fast and furious. The address is 
meteoriteplaya at comcast.net  Please make note of this change for your 
address book and of course all future emails.

Wanted to thank everyone who purchased a copy of Hutchison Meteorites 
a Petrologic Synthesis. We still have one copy left if anyone could 
not make up there minds earlier. The cost is $110 plus shipping. 
There is another book coming out soon but more on that later.

Right now we have a book collection for sale. This is a very nice 
selection of some of the rarest books we have ever offered. To help 
put the term rare into perspective we have a web page to show you 
what we mean. http://jensenmeteorites.com/Rarebooks.htm 
Here we offer 10 of the books listed on our rare books page. Some of the books rarely come up some are available on the web but for up to 2-3 times 
the price we offer them at. Remember if you have any wants we will be 
happy to put them on a list for you so don't hesitate to send me an 
email.

If you notice some of the books are from the William D. Ehmann 
collection.  These have been marked with a (WDE) 

All of the "sold" books were listed on our Yahoo groups first. If you would like to be on this list just go to;  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Jensen-Meteorites/  and sign up.


Boyd, George A. ed. 1971 The Published Papers of H. H. Nininger 
Biology & Meteoritics. Publication No. 9, Center for Meteorite 
Studies, Arizona State University, Hardcover issued without DJ, 8vo., 
784 pages. This volume is a must have for any serious Nininger book 
collector as it includes numerous articles from a variety of sources. 
VG smudges to front cover, light scratches to rear cover. Previous 
owners (WDE) bookplate. 686 pp. R3 $200.00

Brown, Harrison ed. 1953 A Bibliography on Meteorites.  U of Chicago 
Press, Chicago. Hardcover book with DJ. Book is rarely found with a 
DJ. This is the best example of this hard to find book we have ever 
handled. A hard to obtain book and a must for any one with a serious 
book collection. An absolute gold mine listing all? meteorite books 
and articles before the 1950. In VG+/VG condition with chips to 
cover, also cover has previous owners stamp WDE and dated 3/16/62. 
Previous owners (WDE) bookplate on inside front page. 8vo, 784 pp. 
$75.00

Buchwald, Vagn. F. 1975 The Handbook of Iron Meteorites. Center for 
Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University by the University of 
California Press, Cloth hardcover no DJ as issued, 4to.,In slipcase. 
Vol. 1 "Iron Meteorites in General" 1-243 pp., Vol. 2 "Iron 
Meteorites Abakan-Mejillones" 245-820 pp., Vol. 3 "Iron Meteorites 
Merceditas-Zerhamra" 821-1418 pp. Don't need to say much about this 
one. VG+ condition $1250.00. R3

Clarke Roy S. Jr. editor 1993 The Port Orford Oregon Meteorite 
Mystery. Smithsonian Contributions to the Earth Sciences, Number 31, 
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. Soft cover, VG, 4to, 43 
pp. VG+ condition $15.00

Dodd, Robert T. 1981 Meteorites: A Chemical-Petrologic Synthesis. 
Cambridge University Press, London. Hardcover no DJ. Loaded with very 
useful information though somewhat technical. VG clean tight copy. 
8vo, 368 pp. R4 $65.00

Farrington, Oliver C. 1915 Catalogue of the Meteorites of North 
America to January 1, 1909. National Academy of Sciences Volume XIII. 
Maroon cloth hardcover with no DJ as issued, 4to, 36 plates, 513 
pages. It might be old but contains fascinating information about the 
meteorites discovered up to this time. One of my favorite books on 
meteorites. This is completely original book. Ex library with some 
markings most to back inside cover, front inside cover has book plate 
partially removed. VG- condition with dents to edges of book. Minor 
wear to edges. Still a very solid copy.  R3 $210.00

Foster, George E. 1957 The Barringer (Arizona) Meteorite Crater 
Barringer Crater Company. Second revised edition. Softcover in VG- 
condition. Some pages wrinkled, back cover bent. Signed by author. 31 
pp. $25.00

Gallant, Roy A. 2002 Meteorite Hunter: the Search for Siberian 
Meteorite Craters. McGraw Hill, NY, NY, Hardcover, 8vo., 237 pp. A 
truly fascinating account of Gallants adventures with meteorites and 
meteorite craters of Russia. VG/VG+ Remainder mark to bottom edge. 
$9.50

Heide, F. 1964 Meteorites. Soft cover, loads of b&w photos. 8vo, 144 
pp. G condition, wear and tear on all corners. Previous owners (WDE) 
bookplate on inside front page with date 8/25/64. $9.00

Jensen, M. R., Jensen, W. B. and Black A. 2001 Meteorites from A to 
Z. Self Published Aurora, CO. 1st edition. Soft cover wire spiral 
binding, 8vo, 244 pp. new copy.  $20.00

Kerridge, John F. & Matthews, Mildred S. Editors 1988 Meteorites and 
the Early Solar System. University of Arizona Press, Tucson AZ 
Hardcover issued without DJ, 8vo., 1269 pages. This 1200-plus page 
book brings together the work of 69 scientists from around world. 
Chapters include research on source regions of meteorites, solar 
system chronology, compositional trends in chondrites, properties and 
origins of chondrules. VG with some soiling of edges and covers. 
Photocopy of this book is available online for $125.00 from ASU. R4 
$115.00

Krinov, E. 1966 Giant Meteorites. Pergamon Press, Oxford. Hardcover 
with DJ, 8vo. 397 pp. Ex Library with usual artifacts. First time we 
have ever offered this one for sale. Don't miss your chance to buy 
it. VG+ clean text, solid book, card shows no one checked it out. R4  
$250.00

Krinov, E. 1960 Principals of Meteoritics. Pergamon Press New York. 
Hardcover no DJ, Blue cloth with gilt title. 8vo, 154 figures, 7 
plates, 535 pages. Following are the chapter titles: 1) Meteoritics 
as a Branch of Science 2) Motion and Fall of Meteorites 3) Morphology 
of Meteorites 4) Chemistry of Meteorites 5) Mineralogy and 
Petrography of Meteorites  6) Physical Properties of Meteorites  7) 
Tektites and Silica-Glass  8) The Origin of Meteorites. First time I 
have ever even touched this book. Previous owners (WDE) bookplate. 
VG+ scratches to front cover R5 $325.00

Krinov set. Want to have both Giant Meteorites as well as Principals 
of Meteoritics so you can have some really cool bookends. How about 
$500 for the set.

Krinov, E. 1955 OCHOBbI METEOPNTNKN Principals of Meteoritics.  
Hardcover black boards with no DJ. 8vo, 145 figures, 7 plates, 391 
pages. Original Russian version of Krinov's classic work. Absolute 
gem and near impossible to find in any condition. Spine slightly 
loose, some wear to front edges by spine. VG+ condition. Accepting 
Offers

Mason, Brian 1962 Meteorites. John Wiley and Sons, New York. Cloth 
hardcover with DJ. 8vo,  274 pp. This is the classic book on 
meteorites by Mason and is a must for anyone with a serious book 
collection. Easy to find this as ex lib but rarely offered as clean 
as this one. Top inch of spine portion of cover missing plus some of 
front and rear as well also numerous chips. DJ in mylar protector. 
Previous owners signature inside front end paper. VG/VG- R1 $100.00.

Harry Y. McSween, Jr. 1987 Meteorites and Their Parent Planets. 
Cambridge University Press New York. Hardcover no DJ, 8vo, 237 pp. 
Book still has plenty of useful information. Sticker has been removed 
from front inside end paper NF $15.00 

Mueller, R. F. & Surendra K. S. 1977 Chemical Petrology with 
Applications to the Terrestrial Planets & Meteorites. Springer-Verlag 
NY. Hardcover, no DJ as issued. 394 pp.  Highly technical book. G 
boards warped, pages water soaked. $50.00 SOLD

Nininger, H. H. 1956 Arizona's Meteorite Crater: Past-Present- 
Future. American Meteorite Museum, Sedona. Softcover, (yellow), 8vo, 
232 pp. Previous owners stamp (WDE) on two edges of papers and 
signature on front inside end paper with date 5/29/69. Minor wear to 
edges, clean tight book VG $50.00

Nininger, H. H. 1947 Chips From The Moon. Desert Press. Previous 
owners stamp (WDE) dated July 1956. VG+  40 pp.  $35.00

Nininger, H. H. 1972 Find a Falling Star. Hardcover with DJ 8vo. 254 
pp. Previous booksellers sticker on front inside end paper. This book 
looks like it has never been read. Price clipped NF. $60.00

Nininger, H. H. 1977 Meteorites A Photographic Study of Surface 
Feature Part 1. Shapes.  ASU  Soft cover, 8vo, 148pp. Nearly new with 
no creases to spine and only slight damage at corners.  This is a 
hard publication to get a hold of.  Contains numerous b/w pictures of 
meteorites. VG+ R3 $100.00 SOLD

Prior, G. T. 1926 A Guide to the collection of Meteorites in the BM 
(Natural History). Softcover stapled wraps, 8vo, 43 pp. Precursor to 
Catalogue of Meteorites. Hard to find copy. G- condition, Ex. library 
with only minor written artifacts. Faded cover, rips to cover, some 
foxing of papers. $32.00

Rubin, Alan E. 2002 Disturbing the Solar System: Impacts, Close 
Encounters and Coming Attractions. Princeton University Press, 
Princeton, N.J. Hardcover with DJ, 8vo, 361 p. Excellent book 
covering a wide range of topics including meteorites. Fine/VG. $18.00

Sears, D. W. 1978 The Nature and Origin of Meteorites, Monographs On 
Astronomical Subjects: 5. Oxford University Press, New York. 
Hardcover w/ DJ, 8vo, 187 pp. A somewhat technical book though you 
don't necessarily need to be a meteoriticist. NF $50.00

Wasson, J. T. 1974 Meteorites: Classification and Properties. New 
York Springer-Verlag, Orange cloth hardcover, no DJ, 8vo., with 70 
figures, 316 pp. This is volume 10 in a series. Great introduction to 
meteoritics and meteorite classification. Slight soil to cover, some 
wear to edges, previous owners stamp (WDE) on front inside end paper. 
Boards slightly warped. VG R4 $95.00

Willey, Richard, R. 1987 The Tucson Meteorites: Their History from 
Frontier Arizona to the Smithsonian.  Smithsonian Institution Press, 
Washington DC. Softcover, 4to, 47 pp. Covers entire history of the 
Tucson Ring. Very fascinating reading. NF $15.00

Shipping is $4.00/$2.50(for smaller books) for the first book and 
$1.00/ 50 cents (for smaller books) for each additional book. 
International orders pay actual shipping plus $1. Payment must be 
made within 14 days if not the books will be sold to the next buyer. 
Please confirm availability of books before sending payment.

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Mike


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