[Jewelry making - Article 00979] - Re: [Orchid] Pearl education

[Richard W. Wise]

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Pearls:

    Depending upon your interests I suggest R. A. Donkin's  "Beyond
    Price: Pearls and Pearl-Fishing Origins to the Age of Discoveries"
    it is more up to date and believe it or not more comprehensive than
    Kunz and Stevenson. Saw it on Bookfinder.com for $22.00 which is a
    steal.  Both are worth reading. 

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     Beyond Price: 
     Pearls and Pearl Fishing Origins to the Age of Discoveries
     By R. A. Donkin

     http://www.ganoksin.com/jewelry-books/us/product/0871692244.htm
     Media: Hardcover
     Manufacturer : American Philosophical Society
     Release data : 15 May, 1998
 
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    Alan Villier's Sons of Sinbad, written in the late 1930s contains an
    excellent description of pearl buying just before the natural pearl
    market's final colapse. You can get it for as little as $2.95 at
    www.bookfinder.com 

    If your main interest is quality evaluation and connoisseurship my: 
    Secrets Of The Gem Trade; The Connoisseur's Guide To Precious
    Gemstones covers all the bases. www.secretsofthegemtrade.com 

    If you are interested in a 1st edition of Kunz and Stevenson's Book
    of The Pearl, I have a copy in very good condition available for
    $950.00. This is one of the most beautiful gem books ever published,
    its a large folio with an art noveau style cover. Quite handsome.
    doubled in price in the past five years. 

Richard

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