Description of gems

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1 BAIER, Johann Jacob.
Nuremberg, in aedibus Ebermayerianis, 1720. 2 works in 1 volume. Folio. Contemporary blind-stamped vellum. With 2 title-pages in red and black, 25 (8 and 17) full-page engraved tables, 23 (22 and 1) half-page engravings in the text, half-page engraved coat of arms, engraved headpiece, engraved initial, 1 folding engraved plate, woodcut border, woodcut initials. [8], 1-24 pp. 25-46 ll. [4]; [8], 226, [22] pp. Full description >>

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History of the Dutch Diamond Trade Union

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2 VELDE, C.A. van der.
Amsterdam, Ver. Drukkerij Dico, 1925. 4to. Original cloth. With portraits, plates and illustrations. VII, 784 pp. Full description >>

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Photographs of South Africa

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3 [PHOTOGRAPHY - SOUTH AFRICA].
[South Africa, ca. 1900]. Albumen or gelatin silver prints in various sizes (8.5 x 8.5 to 15.5 x 21.5 cm), loose, and several mounted with 2 or 8 to a cardboard leaf, some inscribed in negative ('Barnett & Co.', 'J.E.M.'), one with a stamp of 'C. Evans photographer, Kimberley', some with hand-written captions; a panoramic view mounted on linen. Full description >>

Related Subjects: 19th Century  Africa  Diamonds  Gemology  Gold  Metals  Photography  South Africa 

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