A treatise on diamonds and precious stones, . including their history - natural and commercial. To which is added, some account of the best methods of cutting and polishing them. By John Mawe, ...
John Mawe (1764-1829)
Category
Books
Date
1813
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 3128991
Summary
Bibliographic description
xii, 168 p., [3] leaves of plates . col. ill.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Nineteenth-century small armorial bookplate with motto, "Degeranti genus opprobium": Calke Abbey Library. Binding: Nineteenth-century full calf, diced, gilt tooled edges and spine, gilt lettered spine; marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
John Mawe (1764-1829)