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Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog
Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog

Rare First Print * 1892 The New England Jeweler - Illustrated Jewelry Catalog

$ 65.05

Availability: 23 in stock
  • Condition: Very Fine; binding is tight, pages are flush(no dog-ears) and corners are sharp on front and back cover. On a scale from 1 to 10 and 10 being the best I would grade this a 8.5(my opinion)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Subject: History 19th century
  • Special Attributes: Illustrated
  • Language: English
  • Year Printed: 1998
  • Place of Publication: London
  • Original/Facsimile: Original
  • Binding: Softcover, Wraps
  • Character Family: Jewelry
  • Topic: Antiques & Collectibles
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

    Description

    Illustrated Jewelry Catalog 1892
    The New England Jeweler
    Cover design by Fran Newman
    * Rare First Print in 1998 by
    Dover Publications
    It is the original reprint of the 1892 book.
    This particular printing rare(hard to find)
    The 2012 printings are much more common.
    The following information is stated on the back cover:
    This hard-to-find catalog of jewelry from the Gilded Age offers a rare and generous look at the 19th century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and scores of other fine baubles.
    ISBN 0486402967
    450 grams
    8.5 by 11 inches
    160pp
    paperbound/softcover
    According to Google:
    This rare
    catalog amply illustrates late-19th-century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, and charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and more. Over 2,200 engravings depict a variety of trinkets including ladies' gold brooch pins and sterling silver hair pins, gentlemen's engraved cuff and collar buttons, and much more