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CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES by Kunz 1913

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"A BOOK OF PRECIOUS STONES" BY JULIUS WODISKA.: Second edition, G.P. Putnam's Sons, Knickerbocker Press, 1910. Color and black and white photos. Two bookplates for Ivor Ferguson and A. Still as well as lablel for B.T. Batsford book seller. Hard cov

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"A TREATISE ON DIAMONDS..." BY JOHN MAWE.: "A Treatise on Diamonds and Precious Stones...with Colored Plates" by John Mawe. Printed in London by William McDowell, 1823. Second edition. Wear to hard cover and page edges, several pages are uncut

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TWELVE BOOKS ON GEMS.: Nineteenth-20th century. Nine are American. "Handbook of Precious Stones" by MD Rothchild 1893, "Engraved Gems" by Duffield Osborne 1912, "Key to Precious Stones" by LJ Spencer 2nd edition 1947, "Famo

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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY WILLIAM JONES.: "Crowns & Coronations, A History of Regalia" published in London 1898. Wear, stains and loose binding. And "Precious Stones, Their History and Mystery". Published 1880. Wear and some loss.

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SIX BOOKS ON GEMS AND PEARLS.: Nineteenth-20th century. Five are English. "Gems and Jewels" by Madame de Barrera 1860, "The Tourmaline" by AC Hamlin 1873, "Precious Stones (Curative), by WT Fernie MD 1907, "Pearls" WJ Dakin 1913, a

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SEVEN ENGLISH BOOKS ON GEMMOLOGY.: NIneteenth-20th century. "Gems" by Augusto Castellani translated by Mrs. John Brogden, 1871, "Leisure Hours Among the Gems" by AC Hamlin 1884, "Precious Stones & Gems" by Edwin Streeter 1892, "The Jew

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TWO BOOKS ON GEMS BY C.W. KING.: Both published "London. Bell & Daldy, York Street Covent Garden 1870". "The Natural History of Gems or Semi-Precious Stones" and "The Natural History of Precious Stones and of the Precious Metals". To

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FOUR BOOKS ON GEMS.: Nineteenth-20th century. "Precious Stones" by Dr. Max Bauer, London 1904, "Precious Stones" by WR Cattelle, Philadelphia and London, 1903 (loose cover), "Edelstein Kunde" (Gem Customer) by Max Bauer,

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ROBERT HEINLEIN, THE ROLLING STONES FIRST EDITION: Heinlein, Robert A. THE ROLLING STONES (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952). First edition, first printing. Original green cloth boards with blue lettering on spine and blue vignette on cover. Du

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1884 1ed New England Legends Folk Lore Witchcraft: 1884 1ed New England Legends Folk Lore Witchcraft Witches Ghosts Occults Drake ‘A Book of New England Legends’ is a collection of folk lore in prose and poetry from the beginning of the settlement

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"THE BOOK OF THE PEARL" BY KUNZ AND STEVENSON.: By George Kunz and Charles Stevenson, published in New York by the Century Co., 1908. Hard cover with several photos and illustrations. Dedication in front to Mollie Stoddard from Jack Nairn. Cover ha

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1919 True 1st Mark TWAIN Curious Republic of Gondour: 1919 True 1st/1st Mark TWAIN Curious Republic of Gondour Political Satire “A lie can travel half way around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” ― Mark Twain Mark Twain and hi

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Memorials in Glass and Stone.: Tiffany Studios. First Edition. 1913. Printed by Munder-Thomsen, New York. In original slipcase, with grey wrappers, debossed lettering on front cover. Numerous photogravure plates. Distributed by Lou

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A CABINET OF JEWELS BY THOMAS NICOLS - 1653.: Arcula gemmea: Or, A Cabinet of Jewels. Discovering the Nature, Vertue, Value of Pretious Stones, with Infallible Rules to Escape the Deceit of all Such as are Adulterate and Counterfeit, by Thomas Ni

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CURIOUS LORE OF PRECIOUS STONES by Kunz 1913

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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. Being a Description of Their Sentiments and Folk Lore Superstitions, Symbolism, Mysticism, Use in Medicine, Protection, Prevention Religion, and Divination. Crystal Gazing, Birthstones, Lucky Stones and Talismans, Astral, Zodiacal, and Planetary

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