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By: Roger Pabian, Brian Jackson, Peter Tandy and John Cromartie
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books: 2006
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000030
ISBN: 1554070988
Condition: New
A concise book on agates discussing formation, coloration, geology and types of agates, Beautifully illustrated with lots of worldwide agates discussed. More technical than many primers on agate in publication today. View more info
By: N/A
Price: $15.00
Publisher: 1949
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000148
Condition: Very Good
Pictorial covers, slight creasing on front cover and a 1/4' tear at bottom. Catalog for a traveling exhibition of art from the Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna to several museums in the United States, as part of a post-WWII cultural exchange. 67 pages plus 43 B&W photographs of exhibit objects including paintings, bronzees, armor, tapestries, lapidary arts and cameos. Ex-libris John Sinkankas (PeriLithon Books), with his bookplate on inner front cover. This publication was acquired as part of a large purchase of ephemera that had been in the inventory of John Sinkankas (PeriLithon Books) af... View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1992
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000055
ISBN: 1862730660
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the opal mines of the central desert region of Australia, and includes the famous opal fields of Coober Pedy, White Cliffs, Andamooka, and Mintabie.Covers the opal districts, types of opal found, mining methods, history and miners of the opal fields. Written by the prolific opal author Len Cram. This publication includes 4 tear-out postcards (attached) featuring beautiful opal gemstones, and a map of the region and opal fields. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1990
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000059
ISBN: 1862730326
Condition: Very Good
Beautifully illustrated publication emphasizing precious opals from Lightning Ridge and Queensland (boulder opal). Has a nice section on assembled stones (doublets and triplets) and also discusses color patterns, history and pseudomorphs. 4 color postcards are attached in the back 24 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1993
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000060
ISBN: 1862730512
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the precious opal of Lightning Ridge. Discusses the history, geography, color patterns and personalities of this great gem field. $ color postcards are attached in the back. 32 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1991
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000061
ISBN: 1862730512
Condition: Near Fine
Beautifully illustrated publication on the precious opal of Lightning Ridge. Discusses the history, geography, color patterns and personalities of this great gem field. $ color postcards are attached in the back. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Buranda, Qld, Australia, Robert Brown & Associates: 1991
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Seller ID: 000058
ISBN: 1862730571
Condition: Fine
Well illustrated publication on beauty and variety of Queensland opals. Includes a discussion of the major mining districts and their history, as well as 4 opal postcards (attached) and a map of the Queensland opal fields. 28 pages. View more info
By: Len Cram
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia, Len Cram: 1995
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000054
ISBN: 0646260073
Condition: Near Fine
Front and back covers scuffed, with slight crease in front cover. Well illustrated publication on the opal mines of the area around Cunnamulla in Queensland, Australia. Known for the Yowah, Koroit and East Gate opal fields, this area produces beautiful boulder opal found in Cretaceous ancient sandstones in an ironstone matrix. Describes the types of opal found, mining methods, history and miners of the opal fields. Written by the prolific opal author Len Cram. This publication includes 4 beautiful tear-out postcards (attached) featuring beautiful opal gemstones, and a map of the opal Distri... View more info
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Books: 2015
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000003
ISBN: 1944564004
Condition: New
Beautifully illustrated book on the fire opals of Mexico.133 photographs. View more info
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Books: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000049
ISBN: 1944564128
Condition: New
180 images document the complexity and beauty of there rare copper agates from Michigan. Associated with the Pre-Cambrian copper deposits in the Upper Peninsula, these agates were overlooked until recently, and have become highly collectible. View more info
By: Basil Watermeyer
Price: $300.00
Publisher: Parkhurst, Johannesburg, RSA, Basil Watermeyer: 1991
Edition: 4th Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000074
ISBN: 0620132485
Condition: Near Fine
Spine scuffed on lower edge, else fine. 3mm tear in jacket, minor scuffing on rear, else near fine. A classic book on cutting diamonds by an expert diamond cutter. Covers all topics on diamond cutting, from selection and evaluation to cutting techniques, A large portion of the book is devoted to cutting practices and detailed diamond cutting designs. An essential book for diamond cutters and dealers. 80 color and B&W photographs, and 400 line drawings of diamond cuts. 406 pages. Scarce. View more info
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Los Angeles, California, Sotheby Park Bernet: 1973
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000132
Condition: Good
Auction catalog. Stapled edges. Cover shows some sunniing along spine, small pen mark (1/4") at bottom of front cover. Auction estimates handwritten next to lot numbers, as well as some prices realized. Some B&W photographs of auction items. 53 pages plus auction estimates. View more info
By: Barbara MCCondra
Price: $40.00
Publisher: Australia, Barbara McCondra: 2005
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000057
Condition: Near Fine
A small, privately published book on the opals of Queensland, Australia. Beautiful photographs of opal, along with ads for opal dealers and an interesting section on assembled ironstone opals. Scarce. 20 pages. View more info
By: Ted Themelis
Price: $45.00
Publisher: Bangkock, Thailand, Ted Themelis: 2004
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000039
ISBN: 0940965429
Condition: Near Fine
Pictorial soft cover. Some scuffing of cover and remnants of price sticker. Candid and detailed discussion of flux enhancement of gem rubies and sapphires. Details treatment process with numerous color photographs. An essential book for every gemologist's library. 48 pages. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000050
ISBN: 0945005245
Condition: Near Fine
New book, but may display some scuffing to cover. A complete handbook of gem materials used in the lapidary arts (for faceting, cabbing and carving). Descriptions of the physical properties, major localities, uses, known synthetics and simulants, and best compounds to use for polishing. A must have book in every rockhound, lapidary, and jeweler's library. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000051
ISBN: 0945005245
Condition: Near Fine
New book, but may display some scuffing to cover. A complete handbook of gem materials used in the lapidary arts (for faceting, cabbing and carving). Descriptions of the physical properties, major localities, uses, known synthetics and simulants, and best compounds to use for polishing. A must have book in every rockhound, lapidary, and jeweler's library. View more info
By: Vladislav I. Chuprov, Anvar A. Yusipov and Viktor P. Orlov
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation: 1997
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000014
Condition: New
Beautifully illustrated publication of gem materials found in the Russia, with the goal of promoting Russian gemstones. Photos from an exhibition on Russian gem and lapidary materials held in Moscow at the "Gems" Museum. In Russian and English. View more info
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Book: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000048
ISBN: 1944564039
Condition: New
In recent years, Lake Superior agates with native copper inclusions have been introduced to the market, almost all coming from the Wolverine, St. Louis and CH-21 mines in Michigan. This book documents the remarkable beauty and variety of this new agate. The author worked with the discoverers of these agates to photograph (174 images) the best that have been found in the region. View more info
Price: $35.00
Publisher: Moscow, Russia, Ocean Pictures, Ltd.: 2004
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Seller ID: 000125
ISBN: 5900395626
Condition: Near Fine
Glossy, printed cover, remnants of glue from small price sticker on upper edge of front cover.Slight soiling on front cover. Research articles from the Russian Academy of Science, Fersman Mineralogical Museum. Includes articles on "Nanocrystals of Gold and their Intergrowths," "Faberge Lapidary in the Fersman Mineralogical Museum Collection" and Chinese Jade Disks from the Fersman Mineralogical Museum Collection." 171 pages. View more info
By: Richard W. Wise
Price: $99.95
Publisher: Lenox, Massachusetts, Brunswick House Press: 2016
Edition: 2nd Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000025
ISBN: 0972822321
Condition: New
New, in original shrink wrap. "To rave reviews from across the industry, Secrets Of The Gem Trade has been completely rewritten revised and expanded. It is over a third larger, includes five new introductory essays, 11 new chapters and 278 images, including 161 new additional images." "Completely revised and expanded with 11 new chapters focusing on Jade, Demantoid Garnet, Natural Nacreous Pearls, Conch Pearls, Sunstone, Moonstone, Peridot, Cobalt Blue Spinel, Red & Pink Spinel and Golconda (Type IIa) Diamonds. Also there are five new introductory essays covering Blue-white diamonds, Jadeite... View more info
By: Jack Hobart
Price: $25.00
Publisher: California, Jack Hobart Books: 2016
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000046
ISBN: 1944564047
Condition: New
This book discusses an unusual Lake Superior agates found along the North Shore of Minnesota near Flood Bay. Most seem to be replacements (pseudomorphs) of calcite and aragonite by quartz. With 276 photographs, this publication is extremely useful to identify and show the diversity of these unusual agates. View more info
By: Ake Dahlstrom and Leif Brost
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000021
ISBN: 0945005237
Condition: Very Good
Translated and updated from the original 1995 Swedish edition. "This book explains how amber is formed and describes its geologic setting in the Baltic region and elsewhere. The authors explore the role amber plays in the folklore of many cultures, and provides practical advice on how to care for amber jewelry, how to use it for lapidary purposes, and how to detect fake amber. Profusely illustrated, The Amber Book is a basic source of knowledge fro anyone who appreciates amber, including jewelry buyers and art collectors." From the publisher. Rubbed cover, pristine interior. View more info
By: Louis Zara
Price: $250.00
Publisher: New York, NY, Mineral Digest, Ltd.: 1972
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000067
Condition: Near Fine
Complete set of 8 issues bound in two volumes in black buckram with gold lettering on spine. Published between 1972 and 1976. Condition of volumes from very good to fine. The Mineral Digest was maybe the most beautiful and artistic mineral & gem magazine ever printed. With wonderful and diverse articles by leading experts, this set is a valuable addition to a collector's library. Heavy volumes, will require additional postage. 712 pages. Heavy books, will require additional postage. View more info
By: Dan R. Lynch and Bob Lynch
Price: $14.95
Publisher: Cambridge, MN, Adventure Publications, Inc.: 2013
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000029
ISBN: 159193415X
Condition: New
"This book features some of the most famous, most valuable and rarest agates from Canada, the United States and Mexico. From casual fans to experienced collectors, everyone will appreciate the facts and photographs presented in this incomparable book." From the publisher. More than 60 agate varieties featured, explanations of agate formation and coloration, as well as agate types and great detail on localities of major agate collecting areas. View more info
By: Peter Semrad
Price: $125.00
Publisher: Czech Republic, Granit Ltd.: 2017
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: Signed by Author(s)
Seller ID: 000056
ISBN: 8072961063
Condition: New
In Czech and English. Glossy pictorial cover. Comprehensive history, geology and mineralogy of the opal deposits of Cervenica-Dubnic, Slovak Republic (formerly Czech Republic, formerly Hungary). Opal, both precious and common, has been mined there since the early 19th century. Includes detailed descriptions of the types of opals found, associated mineralogy and mineral inclusions in opal. A beautifully illustrated book, with numerous color photographs. 219 pages. View more info
