Author: Murray, J.
Title: A memoir on the diamond.
Description: London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green, 1831. Small 8vo (19.5 x 11.5 cm). 61 pp., one lithographed frontispiece Original plain cloth. = A good, early monograph of the diamonds, including notes on their sources, famous specimens, and, e.g. "especially valuable for its records of early experimentation in the burning of diamond" (as noted by Sinkankas). Spine perished, boards detached. Inscribed by a former owner on the title page. In the rear a four pages publisher's catalogue. Needs rebinding. Sinkankas, 4663.

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