APPENDIX. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PEARLS. 



THE following list of Works which have been consulted 

 in the preparation of the present treatise may be 

 useful, as forming a Bibliography of the subject of Pearls. 

 It is not to be supposed that such a list can be complete, 

 for, notwithstanding the vigilance of the writer in collecting, 

 for many years, ail literature within his reach, bearing upon 

 the subject of Pearls, there are, no doubt, many writings, 

 especially articles scattered through various journals, that 

 have escaped his notice. At the same time he confidently 

 believes that no work of importance is omitted from the 

 following list. 



Adams, L. E. "The Collector's Manual of British Land 

 and Freshwater Shells." London, 1884. 



AiTKEN, W. G. Papier Mache Manufacture. In 

 Timmin's " Resources, Products and Industrial 

 History of Birmingham." London, 1866. 



Barbot, Charles. "Traitd complet des Pierres 



Precieuses." Paris, 1858. 



Barrera, Madame De. "Gems and Jewels." London, 

 i860. 



Beck, Henry J. Le. An Account of the Pearl 

 Fishery in the Gulph of Manar in March and 

 April, 1797. Asiatick Researches. Vol. V., 1798, 

 P- 393. 



