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EXTREMELY SCARCE SOUVENIR BOOK JAQUES & MARCUS. Something About Neglected Gems. Chromolithographed title of a High Priest's breastplate. Small 4to,

EXTREMELY SCARCE SOUVENIR BOOK JAQUES & MARCUS. Something About Neglected Gems. Chromolithographed title of a High Priest's breastplate. Small 4to, pale brown pictorial wrappers, lightly soiled, spine appears to have been reinforced at an early date. New York, (1882)

  • Notes: first and only edition. "Exquisite souvenir booklet issued by the New York jewelry firm to favored customers... extremely scarce"--Sinkankas 3187. The "neglected" gems are zircon, chrysoberyl, tourmaline, opal, sapphire, garnet, beryl, peridot and spinel. A comprehensive section on curious lore and appreciation of gems is included.

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March 20, 2003 12:00 AM EST
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