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Leisure hours among the gems

Augustus C. Hamlin

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The diamond has haunted human imagination since antiquity, and Augustus Hamlin follows it through history, legend, and mine. He tracks its localities and origin, its physical properties, and the famous stones that changed hands and fates. Rich, storied reading for anyone drawn to precious stones. Hold the world's hardest treasure up to the light.

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  1. 1LEISURE HOURS AMONG THE GEMS
  2. 2DEDICATION.
  3. 3CONTENTS.
  4. 4THE DIAMOND.
  5. 5CHAPTER I. THE DIAMOND.
  6. 6CHAPTER II. ANTIQUITY OF THE DIAMOND AS A GEM.
  7. 7CHAPTER III. DIAMOND LOCALITIES.
  8. 8CHAPTER IV. ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND.
  9. 9CHAPTER V. PHYSICAL PROPERTIES, ETC.
  10. 10CHAPTER VI. THE TURKISH CASKET AND ANCIENT GEMS.
  11. 11CHAPTER VII. RUSSIAN REGALIA.
  12. 12CHAPTER VIII. FRENCH REGALIA.
  13. 13CHAPTER IX. THE REGALIA AND OTHER GEMS OF ENGLAND.
  14. 14CHAPTER X. ASIATIC GEMS.
  15. 15CHAPTER XI. MISCELLANEOUS.
  16. 16CHAPTER XII. CUTTING OF THE DIAMOND.
  17. 17CHAPTER XIII. TESTING OF THE DIAMOND, ETC.
  18. 18CHAPTER XIV. VALUE OF THE DIAMOND.

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