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Antoinette Leonard Matlins
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South Woodstock, USA
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Antonio C. Bonanno
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Getting to Know Gems
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 3-8
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 9-16
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Diamonds
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 19-21
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 23-32
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 33-39
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 41-48
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 49-53
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 55-71
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 73-75
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 77-84
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Colored Gemstones
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 87-92
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 93-104
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 105-119
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 121-136
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 137-143
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- Antoinette Leonard Matlins, Antonio C. Bonanno
Pages 145-172
About this book
to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out that most people buy "jewelry" and not "gemstones." Because the book offers so much practical advice and money-saving tips about buying jewelry, they urged me to change the title. So, in this edition The Complete Guide to Buying Gems has been changed to Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide. Consumer and professional response to the book has been very gratifying. Almost 14,000 hardcover copies are in circulation. We have received hundreds of letters, phone calls and in-person comments about the helpfulness and interesting information it provides. We thank you for encouraging us to make the book more widely available by bringing out this softcover edition. We have taken the opportunity of this softcover edition to update the price guides for diamonds and colored gemstones and, in light of the increase in both the popularity and price of pearls, to add a price guide for them in the "Guide to Popular Gems and Their Prices." Also, we want to take this opportunity to comment further on gem invest ment, taking into account major developments since the original manuscript was written in 1980.
