From Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 17 September 1998
About this Item
A marketing 'story' describing the Black Opal gem - its origins, cutting, mining, marketing and a poem, with beautiful color illustrations tipped in of extraordinary opal colors and shapes. Unusual, and not recorded on Trove. Pickslay & Co. was a jeweler based on Fifth Avenue of New York City. Charles Pickslay was born in England and moved to work with Theodore B. Starr, a company of silversmiths, where he got his start. Pickslay & Co. is described as 'an important but overlooked early 20th-century New York jeweler' by starcojewelers.com. Charles Pickslay is listed in Brooklyn City directories and U. S. Federal Census as a jeweler from 1870 to 1900. His obituary asks papers in Sheffield, England to copy the obituary. 6 1/4 x 3 3/8", 16pp, card covers, stapled and tied spine. Blue title and logo decoration on front, 2 color illustrations tipped in. Seller Inventory # 27338
Bibliographic Details
Title: Black Opal, promotional booklet
Publisher: Pickslay & Co., New York
Publication Date: 1900
Binding: Pamphlet
Condition: Fine
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