- Hardcover: 1072 pages
- Publisher: A Butterworth-Heinemann Title; 5 edition (30 Jan 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750616741
- ISBN-13: 978-0750616744
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 16.7 x 6.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,176,319 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Any serious gemmologist should have a copy available for ready reference.' - Gems and Gemmology
'...a truly magnificent book.' - New World
'..this quitessential textbook and reference will serve yet another generation of students of gemmology.' - The Australian Gemmologist
'...a truly magnificent book.' - New World
'..this quitessential textbook and reference will serve yet another generation of students of gemmology.' - The Australian Gemmologist
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Since it was first published in 1962 `Gems', written by Robert Webster and revised in its fourth edition by Basil Anderson, has become universally recognised as the most comprehensive and authoritative treatise on gem materials in the English language.
In this fifth edition, edited by Peter Read, the forty chapters, appendices and tables have been revised by fifteen gemmologists chosen for their expertise in the relevant sections.
Aimed at the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, Gems also caters for the collector of gems and the layperson who is interested in precious stones.
In this fifth edition, edited by Peter Read, the forty chapters, appendices and tables have been revised by fifteen gemmologists chosen for their expertise in the relevant sections.
Aimed at the professional jeweller and student gemmologist, Gems also caters for the collector of gems and the layperson who is interested in precious stones.
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The gemmologists' bible - the best reference book on gems,
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This review is from: Gems: Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification (Hardcover)
The most comprehensive and indispensable book on gems. Despite disappointing additions by several contributors for this latest edition, still highly recommended.
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