text by Steve Smale

Photographs by Jeff Scovil and Steve Smale

Hardcover, Published in 2006, Language: English, 203 pages

Except for some dinged corners, like new.

The acclaimed photography of Jeff Scovil (70 plates) and Steve Smale (30 plates) capture the presence of masterpieces from one of the world’s finest private collections–that of celebrated mathematician Steve Smale and his wife Clara. Captions and commentary by Smale himself provide context for these important pieces and insight into the mineral specimen trade.