A treatise on diamonds, and precious stones : including their history-natural and commercial : to which is added, the methods of cutting & polishing : with colored plates / by John Mawe, honorary member of the Mineralogical Society of Jena, &c. &c., author of Travels through the gold and diamond district of Brazil, Lessons on mineralogy and geology, New descriptive catalogue, &c.
Edition:
Second edition.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for and sold by the author, 149, Strand; and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, Paternoster Row, 1823.
Physical Description:
xx, 148 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Half-title: A treatise on diamonds, &c. &c.
Subject Terms:
Diamonds -- Great Britain. | Diamond cutting. | Precious stones -- Great Britain. | Mineralogy -- Great Britain. | Mineralogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. | Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown -- Printer. | M'Dowall, W. -- Printer. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1823.