‘Making it Mine’ is a magnificent book – and indisputably substantial: 2.25 kg in weight, 22 x 28 x 3.3 cm, 21 chapters and 426 pages in full colour. Within its hardback covers, Roy Starkey conveys a wealth of information about British minerals and the person who contributed more than anyone else to the preservation of iconic specimens from the heydays of metalliferous mining. The Russell Collection, bequeathed to the nation in 1964 and housed in the Natural History Museum, London, UK, is the ‘jewel in the crown’ of one of the finest collections in the world. Mike Rumsey (Principal...
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