The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World's Most Coveted Gems2 reviews Susan Ronald Wiley, 2004 The bloodiest of them all + Fun and easy read In this historical potboiler, Susan Ronald traces the history of the Sancy Diamond from the mines of Golconda to its current tranquil resting place in The Louvre. As the largest and most famous diamond in Europe from the Fourteenth through the Seventeenth Century, The Sancy had many admirers and ...             Travels in India1 review Jean Baptiste Tavernier Low Price Publications,India, 2001 Another classic on natural pearls. Tavernier was noted for the beautiful way he described natural pearls. Several of his notions like "water", "orient", and "mirror" are still in common usage in the pearl world             Diamonds, Third Edition (Ward, Fred, Gem Book Series.)1 review Fred Ward, Charlotte Ward Gem Guides Book Company, 2003 amazingly good I just finished reading the Fred Ward books "Diamonds" and "Rubies and Sapphires" in his gem series, and I was very pleasantly surprised. These books are entertaining as well as informative, and found myself telling obscure facts about the different gemstones to my friends and family. I was in ...             Gemology: An Annotated Bibliography1 review John Sinkankas Scarecrow Press, 1993 The Gemology Bible There are not so much books about gemology, what makes the study of the gems a very difficult thing. The books above complete the space at literature and give both a reference and a study help. We could, almost, call them an encyclopedia about gems. In fact, if you bought these books you will not ...             Jade (Fred Ward Gem Book)4 reviews Fred Ward Gem Guides Book Company, 2001 Buy this book!!! + Stone of Heaven + A good read + Informative and nice pictures             Opals (Fred Ward Gem Book)8 reviews Fred Ward Gem Guides Book Company, 2000 Wonderful Book + Intro to Opals + Close But It's Definitely Not Eckert's Opal Book... + Great overview of opals + Next Best Thing to a Trip to the Mines . .             Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones20 reviews Richard W. Wise Brunswick House Pr, 2006 One of the top 10 books for your gemological library. + Brilliant + Secrets of the Gem Trade + Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones + Great information and images.             The History of Beads: From 30,000 B.C. to the Present15 reviews Lois Sherr Dubin Harry N. Abrams, 2004 very informative + (African) Trade Beads This book covered all about beads. I bought it for a presentation my daughter was doing for her 6th grade class. It was very helpful.             Gem Identification Made Easy, Third Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling19 reviews Antonio C. Bonanno Gemstone Press, 2003 Essential Reference for Consumers, Hobbyists, Jewelers Interested in Gemstones. + Gems + great information + Valueable book for gem id + Needs More Detail             Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection5 reviews Stephen C. Hofer Ashland Pr, 1998 Excellent photos,certain materials hard to read + Fancy color diamonds and so much more + Accurate Colour Rendition of Diamond Photographs is Impressive + Hofer'sbook on Fncy Coloured Dias + The definitive text on colored diamonds.             Emeralds (Fred Ward Gem Books)3 reviews Fred Ward, Charlotte Ward Gem Book Publishers, 2001 A great introduction to emeralds + Attractive...mildly biased? + "Emeralds, filled with information" This book is a fairly short book on Emeralds. Ward gives the reader a great introduction to the world of emeralds without losing the reader in a bunch of scientific jargon. Though the book is very short for its price,it is full of great color pictures and information. The photography in this ...             Gemstones of North America (v. 2: Gemstones of the world series)1 review John Sinkankas Van Nostrand, 1976 Detailed compilation of discoveris of NA gemstones This is an update featuring all new information which has come to light since vol. II was published in 1976. It is a detailed compilation of discoveries and occurrences of all North American gemstones. The book is organized simply with a brief description of each stone followed by details from ...             Rubies & Sapphires, Fourth Edition4 reviews Fred Ward Gem Book Publishers, 2003 A terrific introduction to the subject + fred ward--rubies and sapphires + Rubies & Sapphires + Excellent!             Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem5 reviews Richard Kurin Collins, 2006 The Real Story of the Hope Diamond + Great historical account through the eyes of a gem... + Diamond Daze Clarified + THE SINGULAR BLUE + An engaging and very thorough history of the Hope Diamond             Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds1 review John M. King Gemological Institute of America, 2006 colorful accurate review Colored Diamonds is a beautiful book, beautifully presented, beautiful photographs, and interesting useful information. In one splash, GIA and G&G are again in front of everyone else. I enjoyed this book so much that I sent a note to the Editor-in-Chief asking her to let everyone who collaborated ...             Gem Identification Made Easy, Third Edition: A Hands-On Guide to More Confident Buying & Selling19 reviews Antonio C. Bonanno Gemstone Press, 2003 Essential Reference for Consumers, Hobbyists, Jewelers Interested in Gemstones. + Gems + great information + Valueable book for gem id + Needs More Detail             The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed, and the Cursed History of One of the World's Most Coveted Gems2 reviews Susan Ronald Wiley, 2004 The bloodiest of them all + Fun and easy read In this historical potboiler, Susan Ronald traces the history of the Sancy Diamond from the mines of Golconda to its current tranquil resting place in The Louvre. As the largest and most famous diamond in Europe from the Fourteenth through the Seventeenth Century, The Sancy had many admirers and ...             Travels in India1 review Jean Baptiste Tavernier Low Price Publications,India, 2001 Another classic on natural pearls. Tavernier was noted for the beautiful way he described natural pearls. Several of his notions like "water", "orient", and "mirror" are still in common usage in the pearl world             Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection5 reviews Stephen C. Hofer Ashland Pr, 1998 Excellent photos,certain materials hard to read + Fancy color diamonds and so much more + Accurate Colour Rendition of Diamond Photographs is Impressive + Hofer'sbook on Fncy Coloured Dias + The definitive text on colored diamonds.             Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds1 review John M. King Gemological Institute of America, 2006 colorful accurate review Colored Diamonds is a beautiful book, beautifully presented, beautiful photographs, and interesting useful information. In one splash, GIA and G&G are again in front of everyone else. I enjoyed this book so much that I sent a note to the Editor-in-Chief asking her to let everyone who collaborated ...