Rings for the Finger

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from the Earliest Known Times to the Present, with Full Descriptions of the Origin, Early Making, Materials, the Archaeology, History, for Affection, for Love, for Engagement, for Wedding, Commemorative, Mourning, Etc.
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KUNZ, George Frederick.

Rings for the Finger

Rings for the Finger

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from the Earliest Known Times to the Present, with Full Descriptions of the Origin, Early Making, Materials, the Archaeology, History, for Affection, for Love, for Engagement, for Wedding, Commemorative, Mourning, Etc.

Stock Code 104898

Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1917

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first edition. A well-illustrated account of rings from the earliest time to the present, with full descriptions of the origin, early making, materials, etc. Certainly one of the most exhaustive work on the subject.

First edition; 8vo; 290 illustrations (3 colour plates, the rest duotone and line drawings), handsome bookplate on front pastedown, some pages lightly bumped at edges; handsomely bound in decorative red cloth, lacking original slipcase; a very good copy, spine lightly bleached with slight rubbing to white decoration, rear hinge slightly cracked; 381pp.

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