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Pearls

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• Gems

• Pearls -- Early works to 1800
• Pearls -- North America

• The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems (New York: The Century Co., 1908), by George Frederick Kunz and Charles Hugh Stevenson (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• The Pearl: Its Story, Its Charm, and Its Value (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1907), by Wallis Richard Cattelle
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • multiple formats at archive.org
• Pearls and Pearling Life (London: George Bell and Sons, 1886), by Edwin W. Streeter (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Diamonds, Pearls and Precious Stones (Boston: Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Griffith-Stillings Press, 1913), by Marcell Nelson Smith
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• A Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls (fourth edition; London: E. Lumley, n.d.), by David Jeffries (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)

• Gems and Precious Stones of North America (New York: The Scientific Publishing Co., 1890), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)

Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.

• Gem Trader (New York: Sheridan House, c1939), by Louis Kornitzer (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• Mediaeval Gem Engraving, by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• Stories About Famous Precious Stones (Boston: D. Lothrop Co., c1890), by Adela E. Orpen
  • Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• Diamonds, Pearls and Precious Stones (Boston: Printed for Smith Patterson Co. by Griffith-Stillings Press, 1913), by Marcell Nelson Smith
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust
• Gems: Notes and Extracts (London: Bell and Daldy, 1871), by Augusto Castellani, trans. by Mrs. John Brogden (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Natural History, Ancient and Modern, of Precious Stones and Gems, and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1865), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• The Natural History of the Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals (London: Bell and Daldy, 1867), by C. W. King (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• Precious Stones in Nature, Art and Literature (Boston: Bradlee Whidden, 1886), by S. M. Burnham (multiple formats at archive.org)
• Diamonds and Precious Stones: A Popular Account of Gems (New York: Scribner, Armstrong, and Company, 1876), by Louis Dieulafait, trans. by Fanchon Sanford (page images at MOA)
• Diamonds and Precious Stones: Their History, Value, and Distinguishing Characteristics; With Simple Tests For Their Identification. (second edition; London: J.C. Hotten, 1867), by Harry Emanuel (multiple formats at archive.org)
• The Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems (second and revised edition; London: William Rider and Son, 1922), by William Thomas Pavitt and Kate Pavitt (illustrated HTML with commentary at sacred-texts.com)

• The Curious Lore of Precious Stones (Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1913), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)
• The Magic of Jewels and Charms (first edition; Philadelphia and London: J. B. Lippincott Co., c1915), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)

• Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
  • page images in Germany
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only

• The Young Gem-Hunters: or, The Mystery of the Haunted Camp (Boston: Small, Maynard and Co., c1911), by Hugh Pendexter, illust. by Charles Copeland (page images at HathiTrust)

• Geology of the Pegmatites and Associated Rocks in Maine, Including Feldspar, Quartz, Mica, and Gem Deposits (USGS Bulletin #445; Washington: GPO, 1911), by Edson S. Bastin (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Gems and Precious Stones of North America (New York: The Scientific Publishing Co., 1890), by George Frederick Kunz (illustrated HTML pages at farlang.com)

• Natural Gemstones, by United States Geological Survey (illustrated HTML at USGS)

• Catalogue of a Cabinet of Gems, Cameos in Relief, and Other Engraved Stones, Ambers. Antique Pastes, Rings, etc., Collected in Europe, Asia, and Africa, by Maxwell Sommerville (Philadelphia: Sherman and Co., printers, 1875), by Maxwell Sommerville (page images at HathiTrust)

• Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
  • page images in Germany
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only

• Die Antiken Gemmen, Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum (3 volumes, n German; Leipzig: Giesecke und Devrient, 1900), by Adolf Furtwängler
  • page images in Germany
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only