EVANS, JOAN.

Magical Jewels of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance Particularly in England. Plates. 8vo, publishers gilt-lettered red cloth; ownership stamp on half-title and preface, small tear to margin of one appendix leaf. Oxford, 1922 first edition. "Discusses the belief in the virtues of gemstones and jewels from ancient periods into the 17th and 18th centuries, with emphasis on its manifestations in England"--Sinkankas 1965.