Gems and Precious Stones of North America. A popular description of their occurrence, value, history, archæology, and of the collections in which they exist, also a chapter on pearls and on remarkable foreign gems owned in the United States. Illustrated, etc
A popular mineralogical survey by gemologist George Frederick Kunz, published in New York by the Scientific Publishing Co. in 1890 for American collectors, dealers and amateur naturalists. Chromolithographed plates float cut and rough stones against pale grounds with lettered keys, alongside ink wash vignettes of single crystals and nodules; useful for isolated gem shapes, crosshatched rock texture and muted plate palettes.
