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Perry, Nance:  Practical Gemcutting
Book Number: 31187
A H & A W Reed 1981 4to softcover 95pp index, b/w illus. very good.
Keywords: Practical Gemcutting Perry Nance
Price: $22.00
Kraus, Pansy. (ed.):  Lapidary Journal. Original Gem Cutting Magazine 30 Issues
Book Number: 36350
Lapidary Journal. Inc. San Diego. 4to. magazines. 30 issues between Dec 1972 & Feb 1976. good - very good condition. Heavy, extra post may apply.
Keywords: Lapidary Journal. Original Gem Cutting Magazine gemstones
Price: $95.00
Bruton, Eric:  Diamonds
Book Number: 47777
N.A.G. Press 1978 8vo hardcover in d/w. 532pp near fine. Printed on heavy gloss paper. Illustrated with colour photographs and diagrams. Contents includes Diamonds in History, Where Diamonds are found, The big Mining Companies, Mining and Recovery Methods, Extracting Diamonds, Prospecting Methods, How the Market Operates, Sorting Rough Diamonds, The Hostory of Cuts, Diamond Manufacture, Grading Polished Stones for Colour, Grading Polished Stones for Clarity (Purity), Grading Polished Diamonds for Cut Weighing and Weight Estimating, Prices of Diamonds: Valuations, Origin and Geological Distribution, Diamond Crystals, Physical Properties of Diamond, Synthetic Diamonds, Artificial Coloration, Famous Diamonds, Identification of Diamonds
Keywords: Diamonds Bruton Eric
Price: $80.00
Nassau, Kurt:  Gemstone Enhancement: Heat, Irradiation, Impregnation, Dyeing, and Other Treatments Which Alter the Appearance of Gemstones, and the Detection of Su
Book Number: 47782
Butterworth-Heinemann 1984 8vo Hardcover in d/w. 240pp near fine. Illustrated with colour examples and b&w illustrations and diagrams. Contents includes The History of Treatments, Heat Treatments, Irradation Treatments, Chemical Treatments, Oil, Impregnations, Surface modifications, Composite gemstones, Synthetic Overgrowth, The Identification of Treated Gems and the Question of Disclosure, Specific Gemstone Treatments, Index.
Keywords: Gemstone Enhancement Heat Irradiation Impregnation Dyeing and Other Treatments Which Alter the Appearance of Gemstones and the Detection of Su Nassau Kurt
Price: $160.00

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