Two Coloured Plates Representing a Blue Topaz and Other Precious Stones, with a Description of the First Plate in Ms. and of the Second in Letterpress. by J. Sowerby.

Sowerby, James

ISBN 10: 1241504954 / ISBN 13: 9781241504953

Published by British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011

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• Title: Two Coloured Plates Representing a Blue Topaz and Other Precious Stones, with a Description of the First Plate in Ms. and of the Second in Letterpress. by J. Sowerby.
• Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1241504954
• ISBN 13: 9781241504953
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Title: Two coloured plates representing a blue topaz and other precious stones, with a description of the first plate in MS. and of the second in letterpress. By J. Sowerby.

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

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British Library
Sowerby, James;
1850?
4°.
7105.e.39.