Questo sito usa cookie di analytics per raccogliere dati in forma aggregata e cookie di terze parti per migliorare l'esperienza utente.
Leggi l'Informativa Cookie Policy completa.

Rare and modern books

Jeffries, D.

A treatise on diamonds and pearls, in which their importance is considered and plain rules are exhibited for ascertaining the value of both and the true method of manufactoring diamonds. 3rd enlarged edition.

350.00 €

Schierenberg Bookshop Antiquariaat

(Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Ask for more info

Payment methods

Details

Author
Jeffries, D.

Description

London, R. Lea, 1800. Small 8vo (18.0 x 10.7 cm). xvi, 118 pp., ten engraved plates and 20 engraved tables. Slightly later half calf. Spine with five raised, gilt-bordered bands and title. Marbled endpapers. = According to Sinkansas "the first book in English to describe how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size and weight and style of the cut". Ward and Carozzi only quote the 1751 (1750?) first edition which had only ten plates. Front board detached, spine rubbed, some occasional light foxing throughout, but still a very good copy. Sinkansas, 3201; Ward and Carozzi, 1210.
Logo Maremagnum en