Laboratory Grown Diamonds: Information Guide to HPHT-Grown and CVD Grown Diamonds
The latest edition of Laboratory Grown Diamonds is a must read for anyone working with diamonds in today’s world.
Book ReviewInside Out: GEM•ology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses
GEM•ology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses, Gemworld Book Review. nning! That was my reaction as I turned the pages of the latest collaboration from the Lotus GEM•ology team. Inside Out: Gemology Through Lotus-Colored Glasses is an important story told via the micro and macro photography of three of gemology’s greatest experts—if you’ll accept the premise that at the heart of gemology is something far more important than learning the physical properties of stones.
Book ReviewHardness 10 Diamonds
Hardness 10 Diamonds3rd EditionHistory—Cutting—TradeEddy Vleeschdrager ISBN: 978-9-0902-9847-41362 pp., hard cover€110 Available to order through website:www.hardness10.bewww.idavid.be/books According to the website, this, the 3rd edition has grown from 300 pages in the 1st edition 20 years ago to now more…
Book ReviewRuby ( The King of Gems)
Ruby (The King of Gems) Joanna Hardy Hardcover, 328 pages, color illustrated ISBN: 978-0-500-51941-7 ©2017 by Violette Limited and Gemfields PLC Published by Thames & Hudson It’s not common to start a book review with details of the external features of…
Book ReviewThe Practical Guide to Jewelry Appraising
The Practical Guide to Jewelry Appraising Fourth Edition 285 pp., soft cover ISBN: 978-1-5136-3660-3 ©2018 by American Gem Society $99.99 available through Altobelli Jewelers www.altobelli.com On the American Gem Society website, the opening sentences describing this book says it all. “First published…
Book ReviewDreher Carvings
(Five Generations of) Gemstone Animals from Idar-Oberstein 240 pp., 22 x 29 cm, 200 color Illustrations. Hardcover with dust jacket. English. $85.00 ISBN: 978-3-89790-507-8 ©2017 Arnoldsche Art Publishers During a recent visit to Carlsbad, California for the Sinkansas Symposium, I had the…
Book ReviewTanzanite – Born from Lightning
Born From LightningDidier Brodbeck & Hayley A. Henning Hardcover, 195 pages Dazzling Books, 2016 ISBN: 978-2-940506-11-8 $79.95 Some books are rich in text, others are rich in beauty. When you pick up this book and flip to just about any…
Book ReviewPearl Buying Guide – How to Identify and Evaluate Pearls
Renée Newman, GG Paperback, 152 pages 6th Edition International Jewelry Publications, 2017 ISBN: 9780929975528 $19.95 Renée Newman’s Pearl Buying Guide is the 6th edition on how to identify and evaluate pearls mainly written for consumers. Her efforts to make gemological information…
Book ReviewSecrets of the Gem Trade
Richard W. Wise, GG Hardcover, 385 pages 2nd Edition Brunswick House Press, 2016 ISBN: 9780972822329 $99.95 Most gem professionals are familiar with the first edition of this large volume by Richard Wise. It has been sold…
Book ReviewRuby & Sapphire A Gemologist’s Guide
By Richard W. Hughes with Wimon Manorotkul & E. Billie Hughes RWH Publishing/Lotus Publishing 1st edition, 1st printing. Printed in Thailand. ISBN 978-0-9645097-1-9 707 pages Ruby & Sapphire A Gemologist’s Guide is the much-awaited work of famed gemologist…
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