4 Pubs PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES 1906,11,12 & 14 by Sterrett Gem Minerals

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Offered here for sale for 1 price are 4 publications from the U.S. Geological Survey Annual Reports all by Douglas B. Sterrett.
1. THE PRODUCTION OF PRECIOUS STONES IN 1906 by Douglas B. Sterrett. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1907. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 44; original wrappers. A few stamps on front cover else very good. This is the first contribution by Sterrett to this series, continuing previous chapters by G.F. Kunz. Covered here are
miscellaneous
gemstones, gem minerals of Southern California,
occurrence
of diamonds in Arkansas by G.F. Kunz and Henry S. Washington. Includes a bibliography containing 37 entries. (Sinkankas #6341)
2. GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES IN 1911 by Douglas B. Sterrett. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1912. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 46; original wrappers. A few stamps on front cover else very good and complete. Much on the emerald deposits of North Carolina and also on Southwest U.S.A. turquoise
. (Sinkankas #6346)
3. GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES IN 1912 by Douglas B. Sterrett. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1913. 9" X 5 3/4", pp 42; original wrappers. A few stamps on front cover else very good and complete. Covers amethyst in North Carolina and Virginia, beryl deposits in North Carolina, amazonite, metric carat, birthstones list, statistics, and a bibliography containing 14 entries. (Sinkankas #6347)
4. GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES IN 1914 by Douglas B. Sterrett. DC: GPO USGS Special Offprint, 1915. 9" X 5 3/4", pp iv + 307-346; original wrappers. A few stamps on front cover else very good and complete. Much on beryl, also on New England tourmaline; statistics; summary of the gemstone industry from 1882-1914, with table. The last contribution in this series by Sterrett. (Sinkankas #6349)
A set of rare offprints worthy of binding.
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