Author: Herbert Smith, G. F.:
Title: Gem-Stones And Their Distinctive Characters.
Description: London, Methuen & Co Ltd, 1930 6th Ed., hard cover blue cloth bds, Good, bk leans, surname pencilled to top pge edge block, colour frontis., diagrams, 32 plates of which 3 are in colour (incl. frontis.), pp314, a sound ref. guide. The chapters cover: The Characters of Gem-Stones; The Technology of Gem-Stones; Precious Stones; Semi-Precious Stones; Ornamental Stones and Organic Products such as pearl, coral amber.

Keywords: gem stones gems gemstones precious semi precious ornamental organic stones fashioning imitation refraction lustre sheen nomenclature diamond corundum beryl quartz opal jade lapis lazuli peridot


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