Pearls: Their Origin, Treatment, & Identification
by Taburiaux, Jean
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- first
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Van Nuys, California, United States
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About This Item
Chilton Book Co., Radner, PA, 1986; First Edition, second printing, 1986; 8vo, 246 pages; illustrated. Definitive study of the pearl by Jean Taburiaux, world-recognized pearl authority and dealer. Detailed coverage of four major subject areas: Natural Pearls; Pearl Shellfish And The Formation Of Pearls; Cultured Pearls; and Pearl Working And Selling, each topic further expanded into individual chapters, fifteen in all, dealing with history and origins, culturing methods, varieties of pearls, pearl identification, unusual pearls, imitation pearls, and much more. Text in English. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- AARDWOLF Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5744
- Title
- Pearls: Their Origin, Treatment, & Identification
- Author
- Taburiaux, Jean
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Chilton Book Co.
- Place of Publication
- Radner, PA,
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Pearls, Jewelry, Gems, Gemology, Oysters
- Bookseller catalogs
- Miscellanea;
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