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Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide: How Select, Buy, Care...
by Matlins, Antoinette Leonard | PB | Good
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- Seller Notes
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- Product Group
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- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 0943763339
- Book Title
- Colored Gemstones : the Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide
- Publisher
- Longhill Partners, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Design
- Topic
- Jewelry
- Item Weight
- 12.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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. 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 to 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, this guide offers all the in-depth 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Longhill Partners, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0943763339
ISBN-13
9780943763330
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1861300
Product Key Features
Book Title
Colored Gemstones : the Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Jewelry
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Design
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12.5 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Lccn
2001-003722
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
553.8/4
Lc Classification Number
Ts740.M38 2001
Copyright Date
2001
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