HAÜY (René Just, l'abbé).

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HAÜY (René Just, l'abbé).
A treatise on the physical characteristics of gemstones, to be used for their determination when they have been cut. Paris, Mme Ve Courcier, 1817. In-8, demi-basane fauve, smooth spine decorated, marbled edges (Binding at the time). Sinkankas, n°2811. - Ward & Carozzi, n°1026. Original edition, decorated with 3 folding plates. Fundamental work in the history of gemmology, considered as the first scientific treatise on natural and artificial gemstones: the first determinative gemology worthy of that name (Sinkankas). Wet stamp of the Lesmaris library. Small rubbing at the binding, a bit split over 5 cm.
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