[Rarebooks] FS: 18th c. "Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls" by London jeweler Jeffries, w/plates

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(JEWELRY) Jeffries, David. A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS. In Which 
Their Importance Is Considered; and Plain Rules Are Exhibited for Ascertaining 
the Value of Both; and the True Method of Manufacturing Diamonds. The Third 
Edition, with Large Improvements. London: C. Clarke for R. Lea and J. Nunn. 
1800. xiv,(2),118(i.e. 119),(1)pp. Plus 30 copper engraved plates at back. 
Orig. boards, uncut, rebacked with modern spine label.     $600.00 (trade 
discount allowed)
Jeffries was a London jeweler. The first edition of 1750 did not have the 
plates. Sinkankas #3201 "Some copies lack ads" (as ours). ESTC only lists 1 
copy of this edition in North America.

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