3 Pubs PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES 1900,1901,1902 George F. Kunz Gems Diamonds

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Offered here for sale for 1 price are 3 publications from the U.S. Geological Survey Annual Reports all by George F. Kunz.
1. THE PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES IN 1900 by George F. Kunz. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1901. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 62; original wrappers. Cover and title page are loose, lacks back cover but is complete with all 62 pages else a good complete copy worthy of restoration. Describes diamonds here and abroad, corundum worldwide, emerald in Egypt and Russia, color in gemstones, Tiffany-Morgan Collection, Bement Collection, Paris Expo of 1900. This special offprint adds much more material especially under diamond and diamond mining. (Sinkankas #3616)
2. THE PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES IN 1901 by George F. Kunz. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1902. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 56; original wrappers. Lacks front cover, rear cover present else a good complete copy worthy of restoration. Covers a
miscellany
, gem cutting in U.S.A. and Europe, ancient jewels, and literature. (Sinkankas #3617)
3. THE PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES IN 1902 by George F. Kunz DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1903. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 82 with 4 b&w plates; original wrappers. Top edge of front cover chipped, both covers are present but loose else very good. Diamond and industrial diamonds from Brazil with 3 plates showing same, Kunzite discovery in California, diamond cutting in U.S.A. with plate, much more. (Sinkankas #3618)
A set of rare offprints worthy of restoration.
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