Gemology.- [Chappuzeau (Samuel)] The History of Jewels, and of the Principal Riches of the East and West, taken from the relation of divers of the most famous travellers of our age. Attended with fair discoveries, conducing to the knowledge of the Universe and Trade, first English edition, light marking and soiling to title, I2 with small portion of restoration, affecting a few words, occasional browning, margins trimmed, ink inscription 'ffor my Lady Conway' pasted to front free endpaper, ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown, bookseller's description tipped onto front pastedown, contemporary tree calf, sympathetically rebacked, [Sabin 32140; Wing C1959], 12mo, printed by T.N. for Hobart Kemp, at the Sign of the Ship in the Upper Walk of the New Exchange, 1671. ⁂ A rare and important early work, that provides some of the first reliable information on the international jewellery trade and on a number of large and famous diamonds which have survived to this day. Includes information on Peru, the West Indies and America. Provenance: Job Lousley (ink inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown 'A rare and curious work and worth 5/0... Hampstead Norris Berks 1842')
Gemology.- [Chappuzeau (Samuel)] The History of Jewels, and of the Principal Riches of the East and West, taken from the relation of divers of the most famous travellers of our age. Attended with fair discoveries, conducing to the knowledge of the Universe and Trade, first English edition, light marking and soiling to title, I2 with small portion of restoration, affecting a few words, occasional browning, margins trimmed, ink inscription 'ffor my Lady Conway' pasted to front free endpaper, ink ownership inscriptions to front free endpaper and rear pastedown, bookseller's description tipped onto front pastedown, contemporary tree calf, sympathetically rebacked, [Sabin 32140; Wing C1959], 12mo, printed by T.N. for Hobart Kemp, at the Sign of the Ship in the Upper Walk of the New Exchange, 1671. ⁂ A rare and important early work, that provides some of the first reliable information on the international jewellery trade and on a number of large and famous diamonds which have survived to this day. Includes information on Peru, the West Indies and America. Provenance: Job Lousley (ink inscription to front free endpaper and pastedown 'A rare and curious work and worth 5/0... Hampstead Norris Berks 1842')
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