DIAMONDS & PRECIOUS STONES by Louis Dieulafait 1874 Gems Cutting & Engraving

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Offered here for sale is a good original complete copy of
DIAMONDS AND PRECIOUS STONES by Louis Dieulafait. London: Blackie & Son, 1874. 7 1/4" X 5", pp xii + 288 with 126 engravings on wood; gilt decorated cloth. Slightly worn; color stone plate added to first paste down; old ink signature on first blank; internal hinges tape reinforced but still a good sound copy. "A popular account of gems. Containing their history, their distinctive properties and a description of the most famous gems; gem cutting and engraving, and the artificial production of real and
counterfeit
gems". Translated from the French by S. Sanford.
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