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Strack, Elisabeth
Pearls
Strack, Elisabeth: Pearls. Stuttgart: 2006. 707pp with 660 mosly colour illustrations, including 40 maps and 8 tables of pearl-producing molluscs. A scientific overview on pearl-producing molluscs is given alongside an introduction into the history of pearls. Examines the countries where pearls are found including European and American freshwater pearls and pearls from gastropods (Abalone, Conch and Melo pearls). Looks at the development of cultured pearls and freshwater cultured pearls and the treatment and artificial coloration, fakes and imitations. The final chapters deal with the correct care and maintenance of the pearls.
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A scientific overview on pearl-producing molluscs is given alongside an introduction into the history of pearls. Examines the countries where pearls are found including European and American freshwater pearls and pearls from gastropods (Abalone, Conch and Melo pearls). Looks at the development of cultured pearls and freshwater cultured pearls and the treatment and artificial coloration, fakes and imitations. The final chapters deal with the correct care and maintenance of the pearls. Text in English
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Thomas Heneage Art Books
Thomas Heneage
42 Duke Street St James's
SW1Y 6DJ Londres
United Kingdom
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Thomas Heneage and Co. Limited is a company that was founded in 1977 doing business as Thomas Heneage Art Books. It is Registered in England Number 657656 The Registered office and shop is 42 Duke Street St James’s, London SW1Y 6DJ. Our shop in London's gallery district of St. James's is open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 6pm (otherwise by appointment). Our VAT Number is: GB 242 1045 14 and the responsible director is T. P. W. Heneage. Thomas Heneage and Co. Limited has a fully paid share capital of £37,789. All prices are net. Postage is extra. Payment by Credit Card, PayPal, Cheque in GBP on a UK bank or in USD on a US bank or bank transfer All books are offered subject to prior sale. Books listed will normally be available as our computer updates the database automatically every 24 hours. Shipping: Orders are usually shipped within 2 days of payment Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. Our Distance-Selling Cancellation Policy Right to cancel You have the right to cancel your orders within 14 days without giving any reason. The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last delivered goods that are covered by this contract. To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us, Thomas Heneage Art Books of 42 Duke Street St. James’s, London, SW1Y 6DJ, United Kingdom (Our telephone number: 0044 (0)207 930 9223; E-mail address: artbooks@heneage.com) of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post, fax or e-mail). You may use the model cancellation form below, but it is not obligatory To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired. You shall send back the goods or hand them over to us without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your cancellation from this contract to us. Books must be returned in the same condition as supplied, unused. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. Effects of cancellation If you cancel this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us). We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you. We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than – (a) 14 days after the day we receive back from you any goods supplied, or (b) (if earlier) 14 days after the day you provide evidence that you have returned the goods, or (c) if there were no goods supplied, 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to cancel this contract. We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of the reimbursement. We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest. Please find our cancellation form in PDF format on our website : http://www.heneage.com/contact.htm Our Complaint Handling Policy We hope that you are happy with our services, but should you wish to make a complaint please feel free to do so in writing to artbooks@heneage.com, and we will address your concerns as swiftly as possible. We are a member of LAPADA and have access to their conciliation services.
5 book(s) with the same title
Paris, Capitale de la Perle / Paris, City of Pearls
Pouy, Leonard: Paris, Capitale de la Perle / Paris, City of Pearls. Exhibition: Paris, L'Ãcole des Arts Joailliers, 2024. 224 pages, illustrated in colour throughout. Hardback. 28 x 22cms. Accompanies the exhibition at the Ecole des Arts Joailliers, examining how pearls were used by Parisian jewellers and artists in the 1920s. 6 chapters look at pearls and their origins in the East, how the French conquered the pearl market, dealer Leonard Rosenthal, the pearl as a symbol of modernity, pearl mania in Paris, and the decline of the pearl trade in the second part of the 20th century. Text in French & English.
Accompanies the exhibition at the Ecole des Arts Joailliers, examining how pearls were used by Parisian jewellers and artists in the 1920s. 6 chapters look at pearls and their origins in the East, how the French conquered the pearl market, dealer Leonard Rosenthal, the pearl as a symbol of modernity, pearl mania in Paris, and the decline of the pearl trade in the second part of the 20th century. Text in French & English
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Poretsky S. A. Gifts of the sea: Where and how pearls corals pearls and spong
Poretsky S. A. Gifts of the sea: Where and how pearls corals pearls and sponges are extracted In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/Poretskiy S. A. Dary morya: Otkuda i kak dobyvayut zhemchug korally perlamutr i gubki. Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt).With 12 drawings. Edition 4 Moscow-Petrograd GIZ type named after N. Bukharin 1923 35s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb3fc1b4d8d8c17fbc
John Coltrane - Black Pearls
Prestige, Zyx Music CD "1 CD ""Black Pearls"" de John Coltrane, 1. Black Pearls (13:04), 2. Lover Come Back to Me (7:25), 3. Sweet Saphire Blues (18:20) ; très bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande."
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Pearls of Arab wisdom. Aphorisms. In Russian /Zhemchuzhiny arabskoy mudrosti. A
Pearls of Arab wisdom. Aphorisms. In Russian /Zhemchuzhiny arabskoy mudrosti. Aforizmy. Igorevsky L.A.-Translated by M. Tsentrpolygraph. 2009. 379s. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUalb444573e38a38fdbc.
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Valikri. Yoga. Six pearls. The practice of Asan and Pranayam. The harmonious de
Valikri. Yoga. Six pearls. The practice of Asan and Pranayam. The harmonious development of Man. In Russian /Valikri. Yoga. Shest zhemchuzhin. Praktika Asan i Pranayam. Garmonichnoe razvitie Cheloveka. Second Edition. St. Petersburg. Scythias. 2024. 288 p.We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available.SKUalb10ff27a694cdc283.
