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Summary: pictures, history and buyers' advice
Review: There are an awful lot of fantasy writers who would benefit in reading, if not this book, then one very like it. But that's not a recommendation.I had the first edition, lost it, discovered the 2nd edition, was happy. Even if you're not a gem-shopper (I'm not), the book's worth it for the zillions of full-color photographs alone: you can *see* what all these gemstones look like. Arem discusses carats vs. karats, gem-cutting, mining, trivia and lore on various gemstones...a lot. There are other books on the same subject, of course, but this one's a decent survey.
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Summary: pictures, history and buyers' advice
Review: There are an awful lot of fantasy writers who would benefit in reading, if not this book, then one very like it. But that's not a recommendation. I had the first edition, lost it, discovered the 2nd edition, was happy. Even if you're not a gem-shopper (I'm not), the book's worth it for the zillions of full-color photographs alone: you can *see* what all these gemstones look like. Arem discusses carats vs. karats, gem-cutting, mining, trivia and lore on various gemstones...a lot. There are other books on the same subject, of course, but this one's a decent survey.
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