7 edition of The National Gem Collection found in the catalog.
Published
1997
by National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, in association with Harry N. Abrams in [Washington, D.C.], New York
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Includes index.
| Statement | Jeffrey E. Post ; with photographs by Chip Clark. |
| Contributions | Post, Jeffrey Edward., Clark, Chip. |
| Classifications | |
|---|---|
| LC Classifications | QE392 .N38 1997 |
| The Physical Object | |
| Pagination | 144 p. : |
| Number of Pages | 144 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL662157M |
| ISBN 10 | 0810936909 |
| LC Control Number | 97007633 |
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