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| The Jeweler's Directory of Gemstones: A Complete Guide to Appraising and Using Precious Stones From Cut and Color to Shape and Settings | 
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| Author: Judith Crowe
Publisher: Firefly Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $19.48
You Save: $10.47 (35%)
Buy New/Used from $19.48
Avg. Customer Rating:  (18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 42197
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 176
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1554071666
Dewey Decimal Number: 553.8
EAN: 9781554071661
ASIN: 1554071666
Publication Date: October 9, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
For goldsmiths, collectors, jewelry-makers, investors, retailers and consumers. PThe trade of gemstones is a highly specialized and often secretive business. Using The Jeweler's Directory of Gemstones, written by an expert gemstone dealer and designer, will provide any consumer with the insider knowledge needed to make accurate judgments of gemstones, to recognize low- and high-quality stones, and to make a good buy rather than a bad one. PEach full-color spread is packed with concise text, annotated drawings and beautiful photographs, including a showcase of virtuoso jewelry designs. Great for informed consumers, the book includes: P- Sources and grading BR- Traditional and modern settings BR- Cutting and faceting BR- Designing a special setting BR- Gemstone groups BR- Appraising, buying and handling gemstones BR- Diamond types and pearls BR- Spotting synthetics and fakes. PHere is a sampling of the practical insider information in this book: P- Using a loupe to examine a stone BR- Understanding laser cutting and carving BR- Identifying synthetic diamonds BR- Buying at gem fairs and from dealers BR- Cleaning and storing stones. PNo other book has this kind expert advice -- up-to-date, clearly presented and fully illustrated -- on evaluating and using gemstones.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 I love this book December 28, 2008
I'm in to bead work and wanted to know more about gemstones br /Great book. good price. Has all the info I was looking for. great photo too.
Buy this book! December 22, 2008
If you''ve always wanted to learn more about gems--including more obscure ones--then this is the book to buy. The photos are fantastic, the information very detailed, but easy to understand, and very self-explanatory. All-in-all, definitely a book worth reading.
Very useful book! July 27, 2008
I've been a hobbyist jewelry studeng for some little while now, and what sets this book apart is the section on using each gemstone... this is the part that tells you how to approach setting the stone into jewelry, how hard or brittle the stone is and what features of the stone might make setting it easier or harder. Other books may give you more scientific/ gemological detail, a greater range of stones, and a better idea of price ranges. If you want to know what your stone is, whether it's a good specimen of its kind and if you paid a good price for it, this book may or may not tell you that. BUT... if you know what stone you have, this book will tell you how to care for it, and, if you're crazy enough to want to set it yourself, this book might just tell you how best to do that, and give you some idea whether, just this once, you should hire it done by someone who's already gone around that learning curve...
Gems June 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great book. Well written and great pictures to go with the breakdowns of each gem. Recommended.
Very well done! April 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a gemologist, I have an extensive library of gem books. This book is one of the best guides written that is germain to professionals and novices alike. Easy to follow and very well edited. High marks!!
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