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Traité des Caractères Physiques des Pierres Précieuses, pour servir a leur détermination lorsqu'elles ont été taillées
by HAÜY, René-Just
Three folding engraved plates. xvi, xxii, 253 pp. 8vo, later pink wrappers (minor foxing or browning). Paris: Courcier, 1817. First edition. The French petrographers were far more interested in the mineralogical composition and structure of rocks, without respect to their mode of occurrence, their age, or their origin. It was Haüy who laid the foundation of the mathematical theory of crystal structure. In this work he applied it to the analysis and classification of precious stones....
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€2,361.50
Traité des Pierres graveés
by MARIETTE, Pierre Jean
Finely engraved title-pages, engraved dedication leaf to Louis XV, engraved head- & tail-pieces, & many engravings in the text. Vol. I: two engraved plates & Vol. II: 63 engraved plates. 5 p.l., 468, [2] pp.; 2 p.l., xii, [4], 132 (i.e. 135 leaves incl. 47*, 86*, & 107*); 2 leaves. Two vols. Folio, cont. red morocco, triple gilt fillet round sides, spines richly gilt, a.e.g. Paris: 1750. First edition and a magnificent large set bound in contemporary red morocco; this is a...
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€18,892.00
Proterozoic Gold-Base Metal Veins In The Mpanda Mineral Field, Western Tanzania.
by NANYARO, J. T
Belgium, Musee Royal De L'Afrique Centrale, 1989.. First Edition; 8vo; pp. xii, 144; numerous b/w illustrations throughout, references, appendix; original stiff illustrated wrapper, institution stamp to front of wrapper, otherwise a very good copy.
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€12.41
Man & Stone
by Kukal, Zdenek et al
Prague: Geological Survey. 1989. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good in Very Good Dustjacket - dustjacket now protected in our purpose made clear archival plastic sleeve. Small crease to title page [a binding flaw]. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Uncommon. 315 pages. Describes all the aspects of the intimate relations between man and stone, from the dawn of civilization to the present time. It explains why certain types of rocks were chosen and how they were...
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€18.61
Regni Mexicani seu Novae Hispaniae, Ludovicianae, N. Angliae, Carolinae, Virginiae et Pensylvaniae, necnon Insularum, Archipelagi Mexicani in America Septentrionali
by HOMANN, Johann Baptist
Nuremburg: Homann, Johann Baptist. unbound. Map. Copper engraving with original hand coloring. Image measures 18.75" x 22.5".<br/> <br/> This striking circa 1720 map by Johann Baptist Homann extends from the Great Lakes southward to include Florida, West Indies, Central America, up to Venezuela, and from New Mexico to the eastern seaboard. Based on the 1703 Delisle map of Mexico and Florida, this map includes information from the explorations of La Salle, Bienville, Le Sueur,...
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€2,597.65
History Of The Early Gold Discoveries In Otago.
by PYKE, VINCENT
Dunedin, Otago Daily Times and Witness Newspapers Company, Ltd, 1887. . First Edition; 8vo; pp. vii, 151; 7 b/w illustrations, appendices; rebound in brown cloth, title lettered in gilt on front, institution stamps to first few and last pages, endpaper browned, otherwise a very good copy.
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€93.06
Gems and Jewels Uncut Stones and Objets D'Art
by Schubnel, Henri-Jean (Introduced by)
London: Orbis Books. 1973. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. DJ upper edge is a little creased and there is some mild age-toning to edges. Gift inscription to front free endpaper. Illustrated with colour photographs and black & white drawings. Translated by Henri-Jean Schubnel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 64 pages. . Revised Edition. Hardback.
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€15.51
An Illustrated History of English Plate Ecclesiastical and Secular in Which the Development of Form and Decoration in the Silver and Gold Work of the British Isles from the Earliest Known Examples to the Latest of the Georgian Period .Volume One
by Jackson, Charles James
New York: Dover Publications. 1969. Quarto Size [approx 24cm x 30.5cm]. Very Good+ condition. No dustjacket. Illustrated with a coloured frontispiece and 1500 black and white plates/drawings. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 466 pages. A facsimile edition of the work originally published in 1911. Contents of this volume are organised under the following chapters: The Early British Period. Native Work in Britain and Ireland From about 1500 BC to about AD 200; The...
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€24.82
Jade for You
by Ng, John Y. and Edmond Root
First Limited Edition. Very little wear to the book. Green fabric covered boards with gilt print on the front and spine. Dust jacket shows a little wear, mainly at the head of the spine (see photo), and some discoloration on the rear, near the spine, probably from sun exposure. Pages are clean, tight and unmarked. This is a book for the jewelry professional as a guide to jade. A rare book.
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€151.14
Mining and Metallurgical Practices in Australasia: The Sir Maurice Mawby Memorial Volume (Monograph series / Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy)
by J. T. (editor) Woodcock
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/As New. grey end-papers; Monograph series No 10; illustrated by colour frontis. photo. of Sir Maurice; 8 pages of colour photo's. of mining; colour fold-out map of Australian deposits; b/w. photo's. throughout text plus charts, tables etc. Starting with an appreciation of Sir Maurice Mawby & an outline of the Australian mineral industry & a summary...
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€47.38
FAMOUS DIAMONDS
by BALFOUR, IAN / Christies
Dj has VERY slight bump on tail. Magnificent colour photos thru'out text. Please expect much extra postage. See also our #14110 for the second edition of this book.
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€86.83
Gold is Where You Find It Book 1
by Robinson, Larry & Frost, Christine
Sydney: Published by Author. 1981. Small Quarto Size [approx 18x24cm]. Very Good condition. Neatly covered in clear adhesive film by previous owner. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 218pages.. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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€49.63
A Guide to Collecting Silver
by De Castres, Elizabeth
London: Bloomsbury Books. 1985. Small Quarto Size [approx 17.5cm x 24cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Illustrated with Colour and Black & White Photographs. Previous owner has pasted a postcard to the front free endpaper. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 160 pages. A mini-encyclopedic guide to all aspects of English silver made between 1700 and the early 1900s. Published in...
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€9.31
Des Pierres précieuses et des Pierres fines, avec les moyens de les connoitre & de les évaluer
by DUTENS, Louis
2 p.l., xii, 124, [4] pp. 12mo, cont. blond calf (two corners a tiny bit worn), triple gilt fillet round sides, spine finely gilt with chevrons "à la grotesque," red morocco lettering piece on spine. Paris: F.A. Didot & De Bure, 1776. First edition of this introduction to precious stones written for collectors and jewelers; according to the author this is the first complete treatise on precious stones. Dutens describes the chief varieties including diamonds, rubies, sapphires,...
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€4,486.85
Fabergé Eggs - Imperial Russian Fantasies
by Christopher Forbes
New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1982. 1st Edition 4th Printing. Soft cover. Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Larry Stein (photos). Near Fine-very. See scans and description. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,1982. First Edition, Fourth Printing. Elephant Folio, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 68 pp.'Fabergé Eggs - Imperial Russian Fantasies', introduction and commentaries by by Christopher Forbes, photography by Larry Stein, line art by Lydia Gershey, foreword by Armand...
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€47.23
The Rockhound's Handbook
by Firsoff V A; Firsoff G I
Newton Abbot London Vancouver: David and Charles. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 140x220x22mm. 140x220x22mm+487g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . David and Charles. Newton Abbot London Vancouver. . First Edition. . . Newton Abbot; London Vancouver: Very good - foxing on endpapers; name on front endpaper. Dust jacket - edges a little worn. Valdemar Axel Firsoff: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages....
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€24.69
The Gemmologists' Compendium
by Webster Robert
N A G Press Ltd. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 120x190x25mm. 120x190x25mm+458g . . 500g Postage Incorrect see below for 1kg . . N A G Press Ltd. . . . . . Pp235. Hard cover blue cloth boards gold lettering: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . Australia_Post_Zoned_International_Shipping_Rates_FOR_THIS_PARCEL . . AP-Zone1_NZ:_AU$28.20 . . AP-Zone3_Canada_USA:_AU$45.20 ....
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€21.09
Silver. Its History and Romance
by White, Benjamin
London: Waterlow and Sons Ltd., 1920. Second edition. Decorated paper covered boards. A very good copy, some soiling to front board, owner's name on half title, light foxing mostly to preliminaries, plates bright.. xxix, 328 pp. Illus. with b/w photos and reproductions. Sm. 4to. White revised this book first published in 1917. A thorough discussion of the history of silver with special attention to Asia: India, China, and Japan.
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€37.78
Gem Tumbling
by Victor A E; Victor A
Victor Agate Shop, 1962. 15th Edition. Softcover. Fine/No Jacket. 150x230x4mm. 150x230x4mm+105g . . Victor Agate Shop. . 1962. 15th Edition. . . Copyright. Softccover 58pgs: Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . . . International_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_in_an_ENVELOPE:_AU$34.40 . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$7.60
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€9.80
The Romantic World of Gold Gold Gold Gold.
by NOLAN, TONY
Sydney, Bay Books, (1980). . First Edition; 4to; pp. ix, 117; 8 pages of colour plates, numerous b/w illustrations throughout, bibliography, index; original stiff illustrated wrapper, minor bumping to corners of wrapper, light foxing to title page, a good copy.
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€11.79
The Opal Book
by Leechman Frank
Australia: Walkabout Pocketbooks, 1969. Softcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 180x110x80mm. Contains, Illustrations. 180x110x80mm+282g . . Walkabout Pocketbooks. Australia. 1969. . . . : Image is ALWAYS of the ACTUAL BOOK: Book and or Jacket may have names. dedications. marks. tears. foxing. browned pages. creasing and losses unless otherwise noted.. . . . . Domestic_tracked_OR_registered_flat_rate_FOR_THIS_ITEM_Within_Australia:_AU$12.00
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€21.09
Papers Presented At Two Symposia On Mine Fires.
Johannesburg, The Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1979. . First Edition; 8vo; pp. vi, 282; numerous b/w diagrams throughout, index, index of authors; original red cloth, title lettered in gilt on spine, minor marks to cloth, otherwise a very good copy. Part 1: Proceedings of the Mine Ventilation Society Symposium on Colliery Fires and Explosion Hazards, 10th March, 1977. Part 2: Papers presented at the Association of Mine Managers' Symposium on Fires in Gold Mines, 21st April, 1977.
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€24.82
![Catalogue des Bronzes, et autres Curiosités antiques, tant Egyptiennes que Grecques, Romaines & Gauloises; des Médailles antiques & modernes en or, en argent & en bronze; des Médailliers, & des autres effets curieux du Cabinet de feu M. De Valois...Dont la Vente se fera vers la fin du Carême de la présente année 1748 [ca. 1 April]...[by Gersaint]](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/380/768/1239768380.0.b.jpg)
Catalogue des Bronzes, et autres Curiosités antiques, tant Egyptiennes que Grecques, Romaines & Gauloises; des Médailles antiques & modernes en or, en argent & en bronze; des Médailliers, & des autres effets curieux du Cabinet de feu M. De Valois...Dont la Vente se fera vers la fin du Carême de la présente année 1748 [ca. 1 April]...[by Gersaint]
by (AUCTION CATALOGUE: VALOIS, Charles de)
22 pp., 1 leaf of "Approbation." Small 8vo (160 x 95 mm.), 19th-century calf-backed marbled boards (joints a little rubbed), red morocco lettering-piece on spine. Paris: Prault & Barrois, 1748. A rare sale catalogue of the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Gallic antiquities amassed by Valois (1671-1747), an early connoisseur of ancient objects, who was named antiquaire du roi. This was one of Gersaint's final sales. "Valois was the son and nephew of great 17th-century...
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€1,841.97
European Ceramics, Glass, Silver, Vertu and Portrait Miniatures. London 12 and 14 September 2000. Sale LO0528.
by Sotheby's (London)
London: Sotheby's, 2000.. Auction catalogue. 4to. Wraps. 200 pp. Property from Gustave Tuck, etc. Scwinger glass engravings; illuminated manuscripts; Sheffield plate, etc. Richly illustrated with full-color lithographic reproductions and photos. Cover scuffed; otherwise VG.
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€37.78
A Yankee Merchant in Goldrush Australia. The Letters of George Francis Train 1853-55
by Train, George Francis
Melbourne: Heinemann. 1970. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm].Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made plastic sleeve. With an introductory sketch of his life, and notes by E. Daniel and Annette Potts. 204 pages. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. . 1st Edition. Hardback.
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€9.31
