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Title: The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones

Author: Isidore Kozminsky

Release date: October 4, 2018 [eBook #57980]

Language: English

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The Great Opal “The Flame Queen”
Kelsey I. Newman Collection

THE MAGIC AND SCIENCE
OF
JEWELS AND STONES

BY
ISIDORE KOZMINSKY
FULLY ILLUSTRATED
39 SPECIMENS IN COLOR AND 22 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS
G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1922
Copyright, 1922, by
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Made in the United States of America
To My Dear Wife
This Book is
Affectionately Dedicated