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Ch.18: Value of Pearls
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Pearls.
Value of Pearls,
A.D. 1865
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1867. The following Tables are extracted from a work on " Diamonds and Precious Stones," by my predeĀcessor, Mr. Harry Emanuel. The values mentioned in the two different Tables given below shew the increase between the publication of the first edition in 1865, and that of the second in 1867.
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Preface & Table of Contents
Ch. 1
: Introductory
Ch. 2
: History
Ch. 3
: Ancient Ideas, Origin & Virtues of Pearls
Ch. 4
: Pearl-bearers, Marine and Fresh-water
Ch. 5
: Mother-of-Pearl Shells
Ch. 6
: Origin and Formation of Pearls
Ch. 7
: Sooloo Archipelago
Ch. 8
: Northwest Australian Fisheries
Ch. 9
: Torres Straits
Ch. 10
: Present Day Pearling Life
Ch. 11
: Ceylon Pearl Fisheries
Ch. 12
: Persian Gulf & Red Sea Pearl Fisheries
Ch. 13
: American Pearl Fisheries
Ch.14
: River Pearls, British & Foreign
Ch.15
: Coloured Pearls
Ch.16
: Famous Pearls
Ch.17
: The Southern Cross Pearl
Ch.18
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