Gemstones.- Chappuzeau (Samuel) Histoire des Ioyaux, et des Principales richesses de l'Orient & de l'Occident, first edition, Geneva, for J. H. Widerholt, 1665.

Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000

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Gemstones.- Chappuzeau (Samuel) Histoire des Ioyaux, et des Principales richesses de l'Orient & de l'Occident, first edition, engraved additional pictorial title, printed title with small woodcut ornament, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, some foxing, contemporary vellum, [cf. Hoover 217], 12mo, Geneva, for J. H. Widerholt, 1665.

*** Rare first edition of this history of gemstones. We can trace no other copy at auction. Includes diamonds, opals, emeralds and pearls, as well as references to mining in Peru and trade from the West Indies and Americas.

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