Precious Stones. A Popular Account of their Character, Occurrence and Applications, with an Introduction to their Determination, for Mineralogists, Lapidaries, Jewellers, etc. With an Appendix on Pearls and Coral. Translated from the German with Additions by I.J. Spencer.
London: Charles Griffin & Company, Ltd., 1904. First English edition. 4to. xvi, 628 pp. Contemporary maroon half morocco over matching cloth sides, spine with raised bands, gilt lettered direct to two panels and decorated to the others. 20 plates, 8 of them chromolithographs, and 94 figures in the text Some general wear and patina to the covers, hairline crack to the foot of the rear joint though it remains sound due to the original binder's cloth applied to the inner hinges, slight bubbling to the cloth of the front board, just some occasional light spotting at intervals within. The work ranges from precious and semi-precious stones to pearls and coral and gives both their scientific and practical uses, as well as information on cutting and polishing. Item #52242
Price: £325.00