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Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide: How to Select, Buy,...
by Matlins, Antoinette | PB | Good
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Item specifics
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 0943763452
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Longhill Partners, Incorporated
- Topic
- Jewelry, Rocks & Minerals, Nature, Antiques & Collectibles
About this product
Product Information
Purchasing coloured gemstones can be a magical experience, filled with excitement and anticipation. But lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make buying gemstones confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts, and new ways to buy gems -- such as internet auctions and TV shopping -- there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect coloured gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewellery confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance. To help you avoid the pitfalls and keep the magic, Antoinette Matlins, an internationally respected expert on buying gems, puts her insider knowledge to work for you in this easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide. Practical, comprehensive, and easy to understand, the guide offers in depth all the information you need in order to know what to look for and what to look out for, including: what qualifies as a 'gemstone'?; how to evaluate colour -- and its impact on price; deciding between a natural gem and an enhanced gem; coloured gemstone synthesis and treatment; what to ask when buying the stone; what to get in writing; how to get what you want within your budget; price guides for popular gems, opals, and synthetic stones; And much, much more!
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longhill Partners, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0943763452
ISBN-13
9780943763453
eBay Product ID (ePID)
47852907
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Jewelry, Rocks & Minerals, Nature, Antiques & Collectibles
Illustrator
Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Weight
13.6 Oz
Item Width
6in
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Colored Gemstones : The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide - How to Select, Buy, Care for and Enjoy Sapphires, Emeralds, Rubies and Other Colored Gems with Confidence and Knowledge
Lccn
2010-481701
Edition Description
Revised Edition,Activity Book,New Edition
Lc Classification Number
Ts740.M38 2005
Edition Number
2
Copyright Date
2005
Publication Year
2005
Dewey Edition
22
Format
Trade Paperback
Reviews
Deserving of ongoing mention and recommendation for any general consumer's library is the second updated edition of the jewelry and shopper's guide Colored Gemstones. It's been newly updated and expanded to provide all the details needed to buy, collect and sell all kinds of gems. From what qualifies as a gemstone to how to evaluate color, price, and stones, this offers key details any gemstone buyer must have.
Target Audience
Trade
Number of Pages
224 Pages
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