Gem and Jewelry Pocket Guide

by Renée Newman

Book Overview

The perfect pocket-sized companion for those travelling and thinking about purchasing jewellery or stones. Renee Newman, author of the highly respected gem and jewellery guides including 'Diamond Ring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929975308
• ISBN13: 9780929975306
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: International Jewelry Publications
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.5" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Easy, helpful and fantastic guide to jewelry buying!

The latest great book from Renee Newman: this is another wonderful book written to help acquire the right knowledge when making the important decision to purchase a special piece of jewelry! Bravo!

Invaluable tips for the non-specialist general reader

Profusely illustrated in full color, Renee Newman's Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide: A Traveler's Guide To Buying Diamonds, Colored Gems, Pearls, Gold And Platinum Jewelry is the most concise, definitive, informative, authoritative, portable, and "user friendly" guide for travelers seeking to buy gems and jewelry while on their travels. This little pocket-sized compendium offers invaluable tips for the non-specialist general reader on quality evaluation, fake and lab-grown gems, custom-made jewelry, customs regulations, gem treatment, and geographic gem sources. Whether acquiring gems and jewelry for personal use, commercial resale, or as a collectible, first read through Renee Newman's Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide.