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Books on Sale!
and with free U.S. shipping too!
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We don't do this type of thing very often. We figured now was the best time to do so. HAPPY, HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
(available ONLY on the books listed in this newsletter, see below the book listings on how to obtain FREE shipping in the U.S. only)
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Fifty Years of What’s New in Minerals
marked down to $420 from $525
| | The Mineralogical Record has reprinted all of the “What’s New in Minerals” and related columns of the last 50 years in two massive hardcover volumes plus an Index volume, complete with the original illustrations. If you don't have a copy of this magnificent tome, now is the time to get one! Click on the image above for more info or go to Page 1 of our Bookstore. | | By Wayne A. Thompson, Walter E. Donovan, Robert M. Lavinsky, Wendell E. Wilson and Sandor P. Fuss. In 2007, the Mineralogical Record published Wayne Thompson’s ground-breaking book Ikons, Classics and Contemporary Masterpieces of Mineralogy—the first primer for aspiring collectors of world-class minerals. With this Leatherbound edition of IKONS; the Beauty of Fine Minerals, (only 200 copies printed), the Gallery of 448 specimens of 123 species from 258 different localities, and 480 pages, is not restricted to any one dealer or collector, but is drawn from all specimens known to the authors from public and private sources worldwide. The photos and text presented here are intended to provide a broad understanding of world-class mineral specimens from the standpoint of beauty. These leatherbound editions are a true collectible. Click on the image above for more info or go to Page 1 of our Bookstore. | | |
IKONS of the MINERAL WORLD;
Nature's Finest Art
marked down to $85.50 from $95
| | This is the new, equally beautiful but more affordable "Abridged and Streamlined" Edition (304 pages with over 200 minerals) of the magnificent IKONS; The Beauty of Fine Minerals. This later version also contains some spectacular new mineral photos and text; with stories not included in the larger edition. This book that will knock your socks off! Click on the image above for more info or go to Page 1 of our Bookstore. | | A comprehensive and definitive look at miners’ candlesticks, the predominant lighting device in Western mines during the Candlelight Era (1865-1915). Over 750 illustrations, including many underground mining scenes showing candles in use, and hundreds of rare and varied antique candleholders from famous mining areas such as Bisbee, Tombstone, Cripple Creek, Butte, Leadville, Goldfield, Tonopah, the Comstock Lode, the California Mother Lode and the Homestake mine. Every known type of miner’s candlestick is illustrated and discussed. Click on the image above for more info or go to Page 2 of our Bookstore. | | |
THE WILENSKY CHRONICLES,
Complete set of 7 volumes
marked down to $175 from $210
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This 7-volume hardcover set of spectacular mineral photography totals 500 pages and over 779 color photographs of some of the finest mineral specimens on the planet.
Stuart Wilensky, one of the most prominent American dealers in ultrafine specimens, began publishing a series of beautiful hardcover picture books in 2005. These books, intended for private distribution, depict specimens which he has sold in the past, so none of the pictured items are currently for sale (by him, at least). A dealer’s long-time reputation is based, to a large extent, on the specimens that have passed through his hands over the years, and Stuart decided that he wanted to preserve some record of that. Click on the image above for more info or go to Page 9 of our Bookstore.
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How to get the FREE U.S. Shipping
Only available on the sale books listed above
Only Priority USPS mail shipping available
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Free shipping is available by coupon only and
only with a U.S. Address!
Coupon code is: freeshipusonly
Here's what you do:
1) Add your sale books to the cart. If you are not directed immediately to your cart, click on "View Cart"
2) Once on your Cart page, fill in your address details (if they're not already there) Then click "Update" below where you've entered your address details. Wait for cart to update.
3) Type in the shipping Coupon code in the grey box on the upper left and then click "Apply Coupon". Wait for cart to update.
4) Click inside the "Free shipping" circle, moving the blue dot from "Priority Mail". Wait for cart to update. Click on "Proceed to Checkout"
5) Fill out the appropriate addresses and payment information on the "Checkout" screen and click on the purple "Place Order" button.
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Other important information:
If you wish to order other books or back issues, you must do so in a separate order. The coupon will not work in a mixed order of physical sale and non-sale items.
However, if you wish to add a Subscription, Subscription Renewal or Digital issues to your sale order, the coupon will work combined with these non-physical items that do not need an added shipping charge.
The coupon will not work on items shipped outside the U.S., but the sale prices on the books still apply! And you can order any combination of items that you wish in the same order!
The coupon will also work in conjunction with other coupons (i.e. coupon for digital issues)
To receive items before Christmas, we recommend that orders within the U.S. be placed by December 15th. Outside the U.S., by December 8th. However, we cannot absolutely guarantee that they will arrive in time, it all depends on how efficient your shipping delivery system is where you live.
If you have trouble placing your order, please call us at the office at 520-529-7281 and we will assist you.
The freeshipusonly coupon is good through December 31, 2025.
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Don't forget your friends and loved ones this Holiday Season!
Give the Gift of Mineral beauty and knowledge with a Gift Subscription!
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We had a really great year here at the Mineralogical Record. In addition to our standard 6 issues per year, we were delighted to provide our subscribers with 3 FREE supplements. And we say "FREE" because these supplements are paid for by the participant or participants in or involved with the supplement, so they are, free to our subscribers. We also had 4 of our "poster series inserts" also free to the subscriber, paid for by the collector or advertiser who submitted it.
And we have more planned for next year! We don't know exactly how many supplements we will have available for 2026, but we have at least 1 or 2 currently in the works, and poster inserts are currently scheduled for every issue.
We do guarantee that you will be delighted with the continued quality of the articles and accompanying photographs! Locality articles, What's New at the major mineral shows and more!
So go to the links below and get a gift subscription for you and/or a family member or friend. And if you think about it, give Digital a try- there are many advantages. Examples of our magazines can be seen on our Samples Page.
Give a Gift Subscription here: mineralogicalrecord.com/gift-subscription/
Sign up for a New Paper or Digital Subscription here: mineralogicalrecord.com/subscriptions
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Less than two months away!
We will be doing the usual: signing up new subscribers, taking renewals and selling back issues. AND BOOKS! We plan to have more of our hardcover books than ever at our space in Mineral City, our only location. Why? Because with the ever-increasing costs of shipping, (especially to outside the U.S.), we are getting more and more order requests for our hardcover books to be picked up at shows, to be taken back home in suitcases. Shipping a hardcover book outside the U.S. that weighs over 3 pounds can cost as much as $100 or more plus VAT, currency exchange rates, and customs/duties/tariffs! We won't have ALL the books at our booth that we have on our website, (we just don't have the space); mostly the ones that are published by the MR and just a few of the larger ones that aren't, including, possibly, yet another new IKONs book? We shall see what unfolds...
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Best of health and Happy Holidays to all,
Wendell Wilson
and The Mineralogical Record Staff:
Tom Gressman
Tom Moore
Chris Stefano
Christi Cramer
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