[meteorite-list] "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" - Two Thumbs Up!

[ALMitt]

Hi Geoff and all,

I certainly second what Geoff has said after reviewing a copy of this 
wonderful book and it is a first class publication and no collector of 
meteorites or meteorite books should be without it!! I've tried 
unsuccessfully to buy copies of it all over the midwest. I've not 
received an answer yet from the publisher to buy a case or two. So looks 
like it is fast becoming a hard to find, newly published book. 
Congratulations to the Nortons on their effort to this wonderful resource.

--AL Mitterling

Notkin wrote:

> Dear Listees:
>
> Greetings all. I know Richard Norton and Lawrence Chitwood's new book  
> "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" has already been discussed  
> here, but I just received my copy -- mine is signed, aren't you  
> jealous  : ) -- and it's such a terrific work I wanted to comment  
> personally.
>
> This beautifully produced 288-page full color book is an absolute 
> must  for all meteorite enthusiasts, and completes a great trilogy on 
> our  favorite subject, alongside the Nortons' other two essential 
> works:  "Rocks from Space," and "The Cambridge Encyclopedia of 
> Meteorites."
>
> Congratulations to Richard, and the late Lawrence Chitwood, and also  
> to M-List member Dorothy Norton who was very involved with the work  
> herself, contributing excellent scientific illustrations throughout,  
> as well as editing and research. Dorothy just told me this morning  
> that the initial printing has already sold out (!) so if you need a  
> first edition snap it up quick wherever you can find it.
>
> On a personal note, I was thrilled by the invitation to contribute, 
> in  a very small way, to this important work by supplying meteorite  
> photographs of specimens from the Oscar Monnig Collection, The 
> Michael  Farmer Meteorites Collection, and the Aerolite Meteorites 
> Collection.  Several other List members also contributed photos, and 
> you'll enjoy  seeing a number of familiar meteorite hunters faces in 
> the "In The  Field" chapter. Special thanks to my pal Sonny Clary who 
> took a  stellar photo of Steve Arnold #1 and myself at Brenham, which 
> was also  included in the book.
>
> If you haven't seen the "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" yet,  
> order it ASAP. A real beauty!
>
>
> With best wishes,
>
> Geoff N.