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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY C.W. KING.

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Both published "London. Bell & Daldy, York Street Covent Garden 1870". "The Natural History of Gems or Semi-Precious Stones" and "The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals". Tooled leatherspines and marbelized covers. Loose binding and varying wear.

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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY C.W. KING.

Name: TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY C.W. KING.
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