Gems and Jewelry: The Henry Polissack Library, Part II

1: AGRICOLA, GEORGIUS. De Re Metallica. Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Herbert Clark Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover; with

2: "BEST AND MOST THOROUGH WORK ON AMBER" (AMBER.) Hartmann, Phillip Jacob. Succini Prussici physica & civilis historia cum demonstratioe ex autopsia &

3: (AMBER.) Group of 5 volumes. Illustrated. Various sizes, original bindings. Vp, vd

4: (AMULETS.) Blanchard, R. H. Handbook of Egyptian Gods and Mummy Amulets. 54 photographic plates of amulets from graves and cemeteries of the Nile,

5: (AMULETS.) Earle, John. The Alfred Jewel. Color frontispiece, illustrations, and folding map. 8vo, burgundy cloth gilt. Oxford, 1901

6: BAUER, MAX HERMANN. Precious Stones. 21 plates, including 8 chromolithographed, each with tissue guards bearing captions with outlines of subjects

7: BAUER, MAX HERMANN. Edelsteinkunde. 21 plates, including 8 in color with tissue guards with captions and outlines of subjects shown; 115 text

8: BAUSCH ON PRECIOUS STONES BAUSCH, JOHANN LORENZ. Schediasmata bina curiosa de lapide Haematite et Aetite, ad mentem Academiae Naturae Curiosorum

9: BENESCH, FRIEDRICH. Der Turmalin: Eine Monographie. Hundreds of illustrations of tourmalines, including stunning, enlarged color photographic

10: TREASURES OF THE INDIES BERQUEN, ROBERT DE. Les merveilles des Indes Orientales et Occidentales, ou Nouveau traitté des pierres précieuses & Perles,

11: BOLMAN, J. Handboek voor Edelsteenkunde. 4 color plates with transparent lettered overlays; 47 plates; and numerous text illustrations. Thick 8vo,

12: DE BOODT'S MASTERWORK, WITH RARE ERRATA LEAF BOODT, ANSELMUS BOETHIUS DE. Le Parfaict Joaillier; ou, Histoire des Pierreries. Woodcut title and 45

13: MAJOR WORK ON GEMS BRÜCKMANN, URBAN FRIEDRICH B. Abhandlung von Edelsteinen. Engraved title vignette. 8vo, eighteenth-century speckled calf,

14: BURNHAM, SARAH MARIA. Precious Stones in Nature, Art, and Literature. Frontispiece. 8vo, rebound in gilt-stamped buckram by john sinkankas ; few

15: FIRST EDITION BURTON, SIR RICHARD F. Explorations of the Highlands of Brazil with a Full Account of the Gold and Diamond Mines. Frontispieces,

16: BURTON, SIR RICHARD F. The Gold Mines of Midian and the Ruined Midianite Cities. A Fortnight's Tour in North-Western Arabia. Folding map.

17: BURTON, SIR RICHARD F. The Land of Midian (Revisited) 6 chromolithographed and 10 black-and-white plates; folding map. 2 volumes. 8vo, modern 1/2

18: (CATALOGUES.) Catalogue des Perles, Pierreries Bijoux et Objets d'Art Précieux, le tout ayant appartenu a S. M. le Sultan Abd-ul-Hamid II. 27

19: (CATALOGUES.) Catalogue of The Marlborough Gems, Being a Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio, formed by George, 3rd Duke of Marlborough,

20: (CATALOGUES.) Illustrated Catalogue of Busiest House in America... of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry... etc. Hundreds of illustrations. 8vo,