Item #208530 An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems. Robert BOYLE.
An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems.

An Essay About the Origine & Virtues of Gems.

London: William Godbid, 1672.

185 pages, 12mo, original calf covers (slightly bowed), neatly re-cased. London: William Godbid, 1672. First edition. A very clean tight copy.

Small contemporary brown ink notation on the fly-leaf and previous owners name on the publishers note.The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure. Wing B3947. Fulton 96. Neville 193.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First
Language: English

Price: $8,500.00

Item #208530

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