Illustrated troughout in color and black and white. Momumental study on Coloured Diamonds and the Aurora Collection. Dust jacket with some wear and scratches, two corners bumped, else a good copy. Heavy book, additional shipping charges may be required. Please ask for additional pictures.

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Title: Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds. An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection
Publisher: New York, Ashland Press, 1998
Publication Date: 1998
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0965941019
ISBN 13: 9780965941013
Binding: Hardcover
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Title: Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection

About the Author

Stephen Hofer began his career in the earth sciences in 1976 as a geophysicist at the University of Connecticut. He studied gemology at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the gemmological Association of Great Britain (GAGB), graduating with distinction.

In 1979 he accepted a position with the GIA Research Department, and since then he has devoted his career to the study of colored diamonds. In 1985 he became president of Colored Diamond Laboratory Services (CDLS), and currently operates a consulting service to the diamond industry.

He has lectured extensively on the subject of colour in diamonds, was one of sixty featured speakers at the 1981 International Gemological Symposium, has published numerous technical papers, and authored a quarterly column on coloured diamonds for New York Diamonds magazine. Mr. Hofer is an accomplished diamond cutter and a graduate of the American Institute of Diamond Cutting (AIDC).

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