Pearls: A Natural History

A Pearl book with water damage. Appropriate but a disappointment.

I ordered this book because I was very interested in learning more about pearls. I liked how comprehensive the book is. The pictures are also beautiful. It also would make a great coffee table book. I did read it from cover to cover, and found fascinating information about pearls, their history, where they come from....etc. Glad I bought it and would recommend it to any pearl enthusiast.

There are many beautiful photos and a lot of very basic information. But it seems to be haphazard in presentation and there is information that did not get indexed. Overall I would call this a coffee table book and I am looking for something more basic that was not initiated as a "companion" to a museum exhibition. If I had gone to the exhibition I would probably have purchased the book as a souvenir.

Beautiful book

Collectors book. well written, great pictures. A book to share and protect

This is such a great book about the history of pearls. The photos are as delightful to see, as reading the wonderful stories about exquisite pearls around the world.

This is a fantastic resource for understanding the history, science and modern pearl industry. Very good academic resource.

Very interesting and awesome pics !

Great knowledge building for this very interesting topic. From the beginning, to modern farming and what this means to todays collector/ investor. The "know all there is to know" book.

I was looking for exactly this book, and i got it with reasonable price and sent straight my home. Thank you.