Inclusions as a Means of Gemstone Identification Tissue guards to plates intact

Tissue guards to plates intact

from urns found in pre-historic burial mounds to the Victorian era

An American perspective of Africa in 1960

Brown cloth boards with silver gilt lettering and design

thick parchment texture with author's photograph pasted on

Inclusions as a Means of Gemstone Identification Tissue guards to plates intactPUBLISHER Gemological Institute of America. BINDING Dark blue cloth boards. BOOK CONDITION Boards are generally worn and lettering is faded. Printed pages and images remain largely clear with few noticeable marks. Small booksellers sticker inside front cover. DUST JACKET No. EDITION 1953. DESCRIPTION A scientific work, illustrated throughout with microscope photographs of inclusions in a wide range of precious stones. 220 pp. Octavo. PHOTOS Photos can