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Summer 2004, Volume 40, Issue 2

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Book Reviews


Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Precious Gemstones
By Richard W. Wise, 274 pp., illus., publ. by Brunswick House Press, Lenox, MA, 2003. US$79.95
Reviewed by EDWARD BOEHM
JOEB Enterprises
Solana Beach, California

The Gem Hunter: True Adventures of an American in Afghanistan
By Gary W. Bowersox, 505 pp., illus., publ. by Geovision, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 2004. US$29.95
Reviewed by CHARLES I. CARMONA, G.G.
Guild Laboratories, Inc.
Los Angeles, California

Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin
By Maggie Campbell Pedersen, 268 pp., illus., publ. by Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2004. US$54.95
Reviewed by CHRISTIE ROMERO
Center for Jewelry Studies
Anaheim, California

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