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The story of the gems : a popular handbook / by Herbert P. Whitlock.
LIBRA - Special QE392 .W5 1997
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitlock, Herbert P.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Precious stones.
- Glyptics.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 206 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 1997.
- Summary:
- Symbols of wealth, ornaments for the body, revered objects credited with miraculous powers--gemstones have been treasured by mankind for thousands of years. Written by a former curator of minerals and gems at the American Museum of Natural History, this detailed, informative, and profusely illustrated guide offers a fascinating excursion into the brilliant and many-faceted world of gems.
- Notes:
- Originally published: New York : Emerson Books, 1942.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0486299384
- 9780486299389
- OCLC:
- 37499936
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