Beschreibung:

Gemology.- Geology.- Boodt (Anselmus Boetius de) Gemmarum et Lapidum Historia, edited and with commentary by Adrian Toll, second edition, title with woodcut printer's device, woodcut illustrations within text, 2 folding letterpress tables, water-stained, contemporary vellum, yapp edges, ink number to foot of spine, spine spotted, [Sinkankas 779; Hoover 146], 8vo, Leiden, Joannis Maire, 1636. ⁂ The first edition of this important work on Gemology to include the commentary of Adrian Toll, and the second edition overall. 'the first edition [is] an impressive work by any standard, but succeeding editions, augmented by additional information are even more impressive' (Sinkankas). Includes much on gem cutting and mineralogy.