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The Book of the Pearl

by George Frederick Kunz and Charles Hugh Stevenson

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  1. 1Title page
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3I — Pearls Among the Ancients
  4. 4II — Medieval and Modern History of Pearls
  5. 5III — Origin of Pearls
  6. 6IV — Structure and Forms of Pearls
  7. 7V — Sources of Pearls
  8. 8VI — The Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf
  9. 9VII — East African Pearl Fisheries
  10. 10VIII — Pearl Fisheries of the British Isles
  11. 11IX — Pearl Fisheries of the South Sea Islands
  12. 12X — Pearl Fisheries of Venezuela
  13. 13XI — Pearl-Culture and Pearl-Farming
  14. 14XII — Mystical and Medicinal Properties of Pearls
  15. 15XIII — Values and Commerce of Pearls
  16. 16XIV — Treatment and Care of Pearls
  17. 17XV — Pearls as Used in Ornaments and Decoration
  18. 18XVI — Famous Pearls and Collections
  19. 19XVII — The Aboriginal Use of Pearls, and Their Discovery in Mounds…
  20. 20Bibliography

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