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Group of 5 catalogues on important gem collections. Illustrations. 8vo, various bindings; first is ex-library, with inked stamps and card pocket. Vp, vd Tassin. Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems in the United States National Museum. "Considerably more than a catalogue, this work is in fact a short treatise on gemology, with an important bibliography"--Sinkankas 6498. Washington, 1902 * Richter. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Catalogue of Engraved Gems of the Classical Style. New York, 1920 * Merrill. Handbook and Descriptive Catalogue of the Collections of Gems and Precious Stones in the United States National Museum. Washington, 1922 * Kris. Catalogue of the Postclassical Cameos in the Milton Weil Collection. Vienna, 1932 * Content. Islamic Rings and Gems: The Benjamin Zucker Collection. Dust jacket. (London, 1987).