MAWE, John. A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones, including their history - natural and commercial, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813, 8vo, FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 2 hand-coloured engraved plates (lightly browned), later cloth-backed boards (lightly rubbed and stained, inner hinges strengthened). [Sinkankas 4283]

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MAWE, John. A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones, including their history - natural and commercial, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1813, 8vo, FIRST EDITION, hand-coloured engraved frontispiece and 2 hand-coloured engraved plates (lightly browned), later cloth-backed boards (lightly rubbed and stained, inner hinges strengthened). [Sinkankas 4283]

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"One of the first general treatises on gemstones in the English language that is refreshingly free of fantasy and superstition; it is, instead a factual, easy to read, and surprisingly complete work on the subject." (Sinkankas)

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