Author: FISHER P J
Title: Jewels
Description: London, Batsford. 1965, First Edition. Cloth, 4to - over 9? - 12" tall. light rubbing to board edges, faint offsetting to edges of feps, DW price clipped but tidy under plastic sleeve, 112pp plus colour and b&w plates, some light foxing to blank versos of plates, diagrams in text, does not cover metalwork and jewellery making but rather the properties and uses of precious stones, methods of cutting gems etc as well as the scientific testing of gems / jewels for quality etc. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: Jewels Gems Gemstones Jewellery Crystal Lapidary Gemology


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