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320 Boyle, Robert. An Essay about the Origine & Virtues of Gems. Wherein are Propos'd and Historically Illustrated some Conjectures about the Consistence of the Matter of Precious Stones, and the Subjects wherein their chiefest Values reside. Ldn., Godbird für Pitt, 1672. 8°. 8 Bll., 184 (falsch 185) SS. Pgt. d. Zt. Schätzpreis: *R (3.400,- €) Duveen 94; Ferchl 64; Fulton 96; Gmelin II, 103, 9; Hoover 161; Poggend. I, 268; nicht bei Ferguson u. Honeyman. - Erste Ausgabe. - "The literature [on precious stones] increased at an astonishing rate during the first two centuries after printing; but except for technical works on stonecutting and the setting of precious stones, the subjects continued to be largely a mixture of myth and credulity until the advent of Boyle's Essay... of Gems . The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure" (Fulton, ausführlich). - Kaum gebräunt oder stockfl., Tit. recto mit kl. Nr. v. alter Hand, verso mit schwachem Stempel, Errata im Text v. alter Hand korrigiert, Vors. erneuert. Nachverkaufs-Preis: [3.200,- €] " Jahr Haus Auktion Preis Einband Zustand 1990 SWAN 0305/20 4.800,- Mod. Maroqu. - $ 3,200 1997 REI 64/467 3.500,- Spät. Ldr. 1999 PACI 2309/42 3.000,- Ldr. d. Zt. - $ 1,500
320 Boyle, Robert. An Essay about the Origine & Virtues of Gems. Wherein are Propos'd and Historically Illustrated some Conjectures about the Consistence of the Matter of Precious Stones, and the Subjects wherein their chiefest Values reside. Ldn., Godbird für Pitt, 1672. 8°. 8 Bll., 184 (falsch 185) SS. Pgt. d. Zt. Schätzpreis: *R (3.400,- €) Duveen 94; Ferchl 64; Fulton 96; Gmelin II, 103, 9; Hoover 161; Poggend. I, 268; nicht bei Ferguson u. Honeyman. - Erste Ausgabe. - "The literature [on precious stones] increased at an astonishing rate during the first two centuries after printing; but except for technical works on stonecutting and the setting of precious stones, the subjects continued to be largely a mixture of myth and credulity until the advent of Boyle's Essay... of Gems . The Essay marks the beginning of the modern development in knowledge of crystal structure" (Fulton, ausführlich). - Kaum gebräunt oder stockfl., Tit. recto mit kl. Nr. v. alter Hand, verso mit schwachem Stempel, Errata im Text v. alter Hand korrigiert, Vors. erneuert. Nachverkaufs-Preis: [3.200,- €] " Jahr Haus Auktion Preis Einband Zustand 1990 SWAN 0305/20 4.800,- Mod. Maroqu. - $ 3,200 1997 REI 64/467 3.500,- Spät. Ldr. 1999 PACI 2309/42 3.000,- Ldr. d. Zt. - $ 1,500