Renee Newman's Colorful Books on Gems & Jewelry
Used throughout the world as consumer guides, sales training tools, gemology course texts
and references for jewelers, buyers and appraisers
Jewelry Handbook: How to Select, Wear & Care for Jewelry
A full-color, practical guide to selecting jewelry that lasts and makes you look your best. It’s like a Jewelry 101 course on the fundamentals of jewelry metals, settings, mountings, finishes, necklaces, chains, clasps, bracelets, rings, earrings, brooches, pins, clips, manufacturing methods and jewelry selection and care. It also provides information and color photos on gemstones, birthstones, and fineness marks and helps you select versatile, durable jewelry that flatters your features.
$19.95, ISBN 978-0-929975-38-2 See details and reviews Buy now
Exotic Gems, Volume 1: How to Identify and Buy Tanzanite, Ammolite, Rhodochrosite, Zultanite, Sunstone, Moonstone & other Feldspars
A full-color guide to identifying, evaluating and buying tanzanite, ammolite, zultanite, rhodochrosite, sunstone, moonstone, andesine, labradorite and other members of the feldspar mineral group. It includes information on their history, lore, geographic sources, treatments, imitations, and gem care.
$19.95, ISBN 978-0-929975-42-9 See details Buy Now
Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care For Diamonds & Diamond Jewelry, Seventh Edition
A visual guide to evaluating diamond color, clarity, transparency, shape and cut. Also provides information on treatments, faceting styles, synthetic diamonds, settings, jewelry mountings, gold, platinum, gem care and diamond imitations such as synthetic moissanite and cubic zirconia.
$18.95, ISBN 978-0-929975-40-5 See details and reviews Buy Now
Gemstone Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care For Colored Gems, Second Edition
An illustrated reference on colored gem evaluation and identification. The first half of the book discusses value factors, faceting styles, treatments, synthetic stones, imitations and deceptive practices. The last half describes over 100 gem varieties, lists identification data, and briefly summarizes the history, lore and geographic sources of the different gems.
$19.95, ISBN 0-929975-34-0 See details and reviews Buy now
Gold & Platinum Jewelry Buying Guide: How to Judge, Buy, Test & Care for It
Shows how to evaluate craftsmanship and test gold and platinum. Includes lots of color photos and practical information on chains, jewelry manufacturing methods, finishes, black hills gold, karat and fineness notation, natural nugget jewelry, coin jewelry, and gold and platinum alloys.
$19.95 ISBN 0-929975-29-4 See details and reviews
Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald Buying Guide: How to Evaluate, Identify, Select & Care for these Gemstones, Second Edition
Provides in-depth information on quality evaluation and the identification of treatments, imitations and synthetic ruby, sapphire & emerald. Includes a detailed appendix with guidelines on determining country of origin and the various types of synthetic corundum and emerald.
$19.95 ISBN 0-929975-41-2 See details and reviews Buy Now
Pearl Buying Guide, Fifth Edition
A comprehensive guide to evaluating, identifying, selecting and caring for pearls and pearl jewelry. Offers information and color photos on Akoya, South Sea, freshwater, black, abalone, conch, clam, scallop, natural and imitation pearls, treatments, pearl clasps, and necklace styles. This 5th edition has 207 new photos, expanded chapters and a brief new chapter on antique pearl jewelry.
$19.95 ISBN 978-0-929975-44-3 See details & reviews Buy now New June 2010
Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide: A traveler's guide to buying diamonds, colored gems, pearls, gold and platinum jewelry
A condensed, pocket-size version of all of Newman's other books. It also includes chapters on notable gem sources, lab documents, buying gems abroad, customs regulations and duties, and choosing jewelers and appraisers.
$11.95 ISBN 0-929975-30-8 See details and reviews Buy Now
Diamond Handbook: A Practical Guide to Diamond Evaluation, 2nd Edition
Using close-up photos, it expands on the information in the Diamond Ring Buying Guide and covers additional topics such as diamond grading certificates, light performance, fancy colored diamonds, new cut grading systems, branded diamonds, diamond recutting, antique diamonds & jewelry, and diamond fluorescence. The Diamond Handbook is geared to trade professionals, serious diamond buyers, gemology students and people who want more information than what's on the Internet and in the Diamond Ring Buying Guide.
$19.95 ISBN 978-0-929975-39-9 See details Buy now
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