Lot 332 , Nicols, Thomas - A Lapidary: or, The History of Pretious Stones, With cautions for the undeceiving of all those that deal with Pretious Stones, 1st edition , issue with ‘’Printer to the Universitie’’ in imprint, small 4t

° Nicols, Thomas - A Lapidary: or, The History of Pretious Stones, With cautions for the undeceiving of all those that deal with Pretious Stones, 1st edition , issue with ‘’Printer to the Universitie’’ in imprint, small 4to, calf, with folding typographical table, Thomas Buck, printer to the Universitie, Cambridge, 1652.

Note: The first book written in English relating to gemstones. More than 60 gemstones addressed by chapter, but commences with a general discussion on polishing, origin, history and supernatural properties.

Bookplate of George Herbert Wailes.
£600-800

Condition:
Condition: front board detached, spine with loss, top right of title with contemporary inscription - ‘’Ex Libris Tho Copeland: nov:1. 1653; Wanting first blank leaf, ‘’Birmingham Discarded Book Free Library’’ stamp to title verso and final page, 6cm closed tear to mid left folding table, small worm loss in two areas of lower edges of pp.223 to end.

Sold for £750