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H. M. Queen Alexandra and Her Pearls Frontispiece
The Rajah of Dholpur Whose Pearls Have Been Valued at $7,500,000 21
Princess Abamalek Lazareff, Née Demidoff From the Painting by Vitelleschi 70
Varying Forms of Pearls 83
Panama Pearl-shell, Showing Mud-blisters, Borers and Pearl 92
Tuamotu Pearl-shell 127
Australian Pearl-shell 129
Venezuelan Pearl-shell with Pearl Attached 131
Manila Pearl-shell with the Lip Conserved 144
Mississippi Nigger-head Pearl Mussel 146
Venezuelan Pearl-shell Showing Baroque 161
Native Australian Pearl-divers 188
East Indian Pearl-divers Resting 215
Pearl-fishing in the Mississippi River 262
The Marchioness of Londonderry 283
Countess Torby 326