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Student Books
Student buyers and sellers
of used books in contact with each other. Sales are negotiated between
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A Jewelry Mall
Gemstone and jewelry
stores/supplies/shows, birthstone info, arts/crafts malls, crystal
therapy, diamond buyers guide, wholesale section!
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"Why Trade Futures"
This publication explains
how Futures contracts can be used effectively to balance your hard
asset portfolio.
www.futures411.com |
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Gemstone
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- Gemstones for everyone,
by B. W. Anderson
- Gems: the world’s greatest treasures and
their stories, by Bernhard Graf
- Gemstones, by Cally
Obdershaw, Christine Woodward, and Roger Harding
- Gemstones : symbols of beauty and power,
by Eduard Gübelin and Franz-Xaver Erni with photographic
contributions by Erica and Harold Van Pelt
- The National Gem Collection,
by Jeffrey E. Post with photographs by Chip Clark
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Gemstone Buying Guide: A Guide to Buying
- Excellent resource. Packed with pictures and data on gem types and sub
types. Ranks stones that come in many colors by value. (e.g.
tourmalines, sapphires, etc.). Tables on specific gravity, hardness,
etc. help with positive identification.
by:
Renee Newman
- Gem Identification Made Easy, 2nd
Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling
- Comprehensive and detailed. If you are in the Gem and Jewelry
business, or just a collector you will get something out of this book.
by: Antoinette L. Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
- Gemstones of the World, Revised Edition
- A wonderful
reference for anyone that has in interest in gemstones or geology.
Includes color pictures and shows the gem in both the rough and finished
state, and includes information on synthetic gemstones.
by: Walter Schumann
Simon and
Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones - In
addition to be a valuable guide for gem identification, this guide has
wonderful photographs. Includes density, crystalline structure,
light refraction angle , chemical makeup, and hardness. by: C.
Ciprianai, A. Borelli, Kennie Lyman, Curzio Cippriani, Curzio Cipriani
DK
Handbooks: Gemstones - Photos, interesting facts,
chemical compositions, broad range of stones.
The perfect reference
for jewelers, libraries, hobbyists. Views of the crystals
mentioned in the text-only guidebooks. by:
Cally Hall, Harry Taylor, Cathy Hall
DK Pockets: Gemstones -
Basic info on every
gem on the planet. A gorgeous simple overview.
by: Emma Foa
Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide--How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Colored
Gemstones, Gold & Jewelry With Confidence and Knowledge (5th Edition)
- Definitive source of
thorough, candid,
relevant, and practical advice.
by:
Antoinette Matlins, A. C. Bonanno
Gemstones
- A great book
for beginners to learn more about gemstones. Includes beautiful
pictures. by: Cally Oldershaw, Christine
Woodward, Roger Harding
Colored Gemstones--The Antoinette Matlins Buying
Guide : How to Select, Buy, Care for & Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds,
Rubbies and Other Colored Gems with Confidence and Knowledge
- Useful as
well as entertaining. Useful, practical information is
interspersed with "mythological" information about colored gems.
by:
Antoinette L. Matlins
Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide
- How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for These Gemstones.
by:
Renee Newman
Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide: A Traveler's Guide to Buying Diamonds,
Colored Gems, Pearls, Gold and Platinum Jewelry
- Invaluable tips for the non-specialist general reader.
Invaluable tips for the non-specialist general reader on quality
evaluation, fake and lab-grown gems, custom-made jewelry, customs
regulations, gem treatment, and geographic gem sources.
by: Renee Newman
Pearl Buying Guide -
Discusses all types
of pearls, pearl care, pearl quality, pearl value, and includes a quiz
after most chapters. It discusses specific types of pearls like Misaki
and Mikura as well as general types like black, mabe, akoya, cultured,
and natural pearls.
by:
Renee Newman
Smithsonian Handbooks Gemstones
- The clearest recognition guides available.
by:
Cally Hall, Harry Taylor
Encyclopedia of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones
- Gives
a description of numerous rock & gem types, along with characteristics,
pictures, and geography. Good book for someone just starting out in the
world of gemstones.
by: Chris Pellant, Henry Russell
GIA Bookstore, 5345
Armada Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008-9526 USA, phone (800) 421-7250 ext 701,
fax (310) 449-1161.
JCK Jewelers' Book Club,
One Chilton Way, Radnor, PA 19089, phone (215) 964-4490.
Lapidary Journal Book & Video Sellers,
60 Chestnut Ave., Suite 201, Devon, PA 19333-1312, phone (800) 676-4367,
fax (610) 293-1717.
Gemological Instruments
Limited - A division of the Gemological
Association of Great Britain, 27 Greville Street, 1st Floor,
London EC1N 8SU, United Kingdom. Phone (171) 404-3334. Fax (171)
404-8843. Email gagtl@btinternet.com
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BookCrossing
Our global community of book
lovers and book releasers needs you — help us make literary history by
turning the whole world into a library! BookCrossing is fun, friendly
and free. |
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How to Invest in Gems:
Everyone's Guide to Buying
Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, and Diamonds by Benjamin, Zucker. |
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Gemstone Buying Guide
How to Evaluate, Identify,
Select & Care for Colored Gems -by Renee Newman, John Raimo. April
2003. |
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"Investment
Guide"
This manual will show an
analysis of factors affecting hard asset price movements. By Jeong
Novotny: The Brookfield Institution reprint series. |
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