Comprising four books on gemstones or gem materials by George F. Kunz and one jewelry rendering. California, California State Mining Bureau. Gems, Jewelery's Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California, by George Frederick Kunz, Bulletin No. 37, June 1905. With inscription by the author, dated and signed 23 May 1906. 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches Kunz, George Frederick. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. 1st ed., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1913. WIth inscription by the author, dated and signed 9 March 1914. Presentation copy. 9.0 x 7.0 x 0.75 inches Kunz, George Frederick. Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science. Doubleday Page & Co., 1916. 101⁄4 x 71⁄8 x 21⁄8 inches Kunz, George Frederick. The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems. Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1908. 111⁄2 x 81⁄4 x 21⁄8 inches Jewelry rendering in pencil and gouache. 23⁄4 x 31⁄4 inches Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Comprising four books on gemstones or gem materials by George F. Kunz and one jewelry rendering. California, California State Mining Bureau. Gems, Jewelery's Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California, by George Frederick Kunz, Bulletin No. 37, June 1905. With inscription by the author, dated and signed 23 May 1906. 9.0 x 6.0 x 0.5 inches Kunz, George Frederick. The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. 1st ed., J. B. Lippincott Co., 1913. WIth inscription by the author, dated and signed 9 March 1914. Presentation copy. 9.0 x 7.0 x 0.75 inches Kunz, George Frederick. Ivory and the Elephant in Art, in Archaeology, and in Science. Doubleday Page & Co., 1916. 101⁄4 x 71⁄8 x 21⁄8 inches Kunz, George Frederick. The Book of the Pearl: The History, Art, Science, and Industry of the Queen of Gems. Macmillan & Co. Ltd., 1908. 111⁄2 x 81⁄4 x 21⁄8 inches Jewelry rendering in pencil and gouache. 23⁄4 x 31⁄4 inches Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
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