° ° Nicols, Thomas - A Lapidary: or, The History of Pretious...

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£750

° ° Nicols, Thomas - A Lapidary: or, The History of Pretious Stones, With cautions for the undeceiving of all those that deal with Pretious Stones, 1st edition , issue with ‘’Printer to the Universitie’’ in imprint, small 4to, calf, with folding typographical table, Thomas Buck, printer to the Universitie, Cambridge, 1652.

Note: The first book written in English relating to gemstones. More than 60 gemstones addressed by chapter, but commences with a general discussion on polishing, origin, history and supernatural properties.

Bookplate of George Herbert Wailes.