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Excerpt from The Diamond
These pages have been written in pursuance of. A resol lution formed some years ago, to bequeath to the jewelry trade and the public, a comprehensive and intelligible digest of the information extant about precious stones. As nearly as a commercial acquaintance of some years and much patient investigation would enable, misin formation founded on ancient errors, and misstate ments of fact, have been discarded or labeled, and in the realm of science, the conclusions in which persons of undoubted reputation agree, are given as authorita tive. To the diamond alone, as the most generally known and admired among the permanent things of beauty which Nature has provided for man, this volume is devoted, in the hope that it may prove useful alike to those who traffic in it, or study and enjoy it.
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These pages have been written in pursuance of. A resol lution formed some years ago, to bequeath to the jewelry trade and the public, a comprehensive and intelligible digest of the information extant about precious stones. As nearly as a commercial acquaintance of some years and much patient investigation would enable, misin formation founded on ancient errors, and misstate ments of fact, have been discarded or labeled, and in the realm of science, the conclusions in which persons of undoubted reputation agree, are given as authorita tive. To the diamond alone, as the most generally known and admired among the permanent things of beauty which Nature has provided for man, this volume is devoted, in the hope that it may prove useful alike to those who traffic in it, or study and enjoy it.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
Contributors
Author
W. R. Cattelle
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780265273227
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm
Page Count - 474
Paperback
Contributors
Author
W. R. Cattelle
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781332774319
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 476
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