The curious lore of precious stones . being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination, crystal gazing, birthstones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal and planetary / by George Frederick Kunz, with 86 illustrations in color, doubletone and line.
George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932)
Category
Books
Date
1913
Materials
Place of origin
United States
Collection
Bateman's, East Sussex
NT 3134207
Summary
Bibliographic description
xiv, 406 p., plates . ill. . 23 cm.. Manuscript note on title page, old shelfmark on pastedown: 6 G, 20C purple ink stamp: The National Trust. Provenance: Authorial inscription on free endpaper: For Rudyard Kipling L.H.D.L.L.D. with the sincerest regards and appreciation of the author George F.Kunz New York City 5 April 1919, Pictorial bookplate (6.7x5cm): Ex Libris Rudyard Kipling AD 1894. Binding: Publisher's blue cloth, gold and light blue decoration and light blue lettered.
Makers and roles
George Frederick Kunz (1856-1932)