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Gem Kingdom details Gems with up close & magnified color photographs and with history of Gems through the Ages. Qualities of Gems, substitutes, elite minerals, stones for collectors & craftsmen and includes a chapter at the end on Jade. This book attempts to probe into most aspects of the gem world. It illuminates the antiquity of man's interest in Gems and touches on the interplay that gems have had with his affairs through all of history. Then, too, it spends some time of the Gems themselves where and how they are found. How they are identified and distinguished from one another and how they are of to use. Because of the high intrinsic value of gems, fakes and substitutes have naturally played a part in the story. Their impact is ever changing, as modern laboratory technology finds new and improved methods of imitating.
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- PublisherSmithmark Publishing
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0448147254
- ISBN 13 9780448147253
- BindingHardcover
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THE GEM KINGDOM
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Lee Boltin (Photography) (illustrator). 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in purple cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is in new condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Gems have been alluring to men ane women throughout history. They are prized for their rarity and the matchless beauty that proceeds from their inherently noble traits. The riches of the the gem kingdom are here revealed in sumptuous illustrations and a text that embraces both the science and the romance of gems. Ref FCD. Seller Inventory # 031935
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