AVAILABLE NOW!
THE ART OF COLLECTING METEORITES
by Kevin Kichinka
AVAILABLE NOW! THE ART OF COLLECTING METEORITES |
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"THREE THUMBS
WAY, WAY UP!" |
Robert Haag, "The
Meteorite Man" |
“Kevin Kichinka has
written an engaging book that needed writing. This book is a compendium
of human activity touching upon scientific, artistic and commercial values
in which meteorites are the vehicle through time.” |
O. Richard Norton Author of Rocks from Space and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites |
“Funny, punning and
poetic ... an engaging, often enthralling journey into the inner workings
of meteorite collecting. Kichinka pulls no punches while stripping off
the veneer of meteorite collecting to expose the good, the bad, and the
ugly. The final story is the relentless search for Bolivia's first authenticated
meteorite; a story that makes good adventure reading regardless of its
meteoritical implications. This book is an enjoyable read, because it
is about us." |
Martin Horejsi Meteorite magazine May, 2005 |
". . . a must for
every meteorite collector's bookshelf." |
Astronomy August, 2006 |
"Comprehensive to
a fault, when the time comes for me to expand my collection, I'll pick
up a copy of Kevin Kichinka's The Art of Collecting Meteorites." |
Sky and Telescope December, 2005 |
The Art of Collecting Meteorites is the first book dedicated solely to the theory and methodology of collecting meteorites. The hobby’s evolution is covered from its earliest beginnings among the “rich, royal or religious” to the advent of the “Bessey Speck.” Strategies to purchase the highest-quality specimens at the most favorable prices are clearly outlined and a new tool for price determination is introduced. This guide offers advice on care and first aid for your specimens, compares the materials involving their display and affecting their preservation, and suggests an integrated system for cataloguing holdings. Select contributions by the author to the
acclaimed quarterly Meteorite are reprised, including those that
track his expeditions to discover Bolivia’s first authenticated
meteorite. The “Timeline of Historical Meteoritical Events” transports the reader on a breath-taking ride through history that will fire the imagination and enhance the knowledge of every researcher, dealer and collector. The Art of Collecting Meteorites offers the author’s unvarnished observations to help the collector understand and harness the forces driving the marketing of these souvenirs from space. |
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Read an interview with the author, Kevin Kichinka in Meteorite Times |
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232 pages, 40 color photographs Edited by Dr. Joel Schiff The first 500 copies of this
first edition will be signed and numbered by the author. |
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The Art
of Collecting Meteorites is © 2005–7 by Kevin Kichinka. All
rights reserved. Photo credits: Tom Phillips, Darryl Pitt, Kevin Kichinka, Geoffrey Notkin, NASA Original website design by Stanegate Studios |
