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The Great Opal “The Flame Queen” Kelsey I. Newman Collection

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THE MAGIC AND SCIENCE OF JEWELS AND STONES

BY

ISIDORE KOZMINSKY

FULLY ILLUSTRATED

39 SPECIMENS IN COLOR AND 22 OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS

G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS

NEW YORK AND LONDON

The Knickerbocker Press

1922

IIICopyright, 1922, by

G. P. Putnam’s Sons

Made in the United States of America

IVTo My Dear Wife

This Book is

Affectionately Dedicated

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