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Winter 1990, Volume 26, Issue 4 (sold out)


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Book Reviews


GEM TESTING, 10th Edition
By Basil W. Anderson, revised by E. Alan Jobbins, 390 pp., illus., publ. by Butterworths, London, 1990, US$49.95
Reviewed by Richard T. Liddicoat

ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS:
The Definitive Buying Guide for People in Love
By Antoinette Matlins, Antonio Bonanno, and Jane Crystal, 269 pp., illus., publ. by Gemstone Press, South Woodstock, VT, 1990. US$14.95
Reviewed by Lisa S. Routledge

ISLAMIC RINGS AND GEMS—THE ZUCKER COLLECTION
Edited by Derek J. Content, 551 pp., illus., publ. by Philip Wilson Publishers, London, 1987. US$115.00
Reviewed by Michael and Pat Gray

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED

The Diamond Ring Buying Guide: How to Spot Value and Avoid Ripoffs, by Renee Newman, 140 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications, Los Angeles, 1989, US$12.95
Reviewed by Karen Babcock Stark

Le Lapis Lazuli, Son Histoire, Ses Gisements, Ses Imitations (Lapis Lazuli, Its History, Deposits, and Imitations), by Claire da Cunha, 139 pp., illus., publ. by Le Rocher, Monaco, 1989.
Reviewed by Emmanuel Fritsch



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