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) 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.