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Mani-Málá, or a Treatise on Gems

Sourindro Mohun Tagore, Mani-Málá; or, A Treatise on Gems, Calcutta: Printed by I. C. Bose & Co., Stanhope Press; Published by the Author, 1879–81. First edition

(In 2 Volumes)
Volume I: [22] iv [2] 1-506 pages, letterpress English title-page, additional decorative title-page with the portrait of Sourindro Mohun Tagore, 1879
Volume II: [18], xiv, ii, 509–1046 pp., 8 wood-engraved plates with 48 illustrations of famous diamonds. Text in English, with Sanskrit, Hindi, and Bengali references throughout; some sections printed in Devanagari and Bengali scripts, 1881
Rebound in recent beige cross-hatched linen over boards, with teal morocco title label to spine, lettered in gilt. Housed in a matching custom-made linen slipcase with a green-lined interior and thumb cut-out for ease of access (each)
9.5 x 6.25 x 2 in (24 x 16 x 5 cm) (each)

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