Joined: Fri May 12, 2006 11:24 am Posts: 7523 Location: Rome, Italy
well, i've found one on amazon for few less... 296 $...which is however a damned amonut of money so the question remains (to who actually own it) whaddaya think of it? in other words, it worths that money?
ciao
alberto
Joined: Mon Oct 17, 2005 2:39 pm Posts: 3528 Location: San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Same book, I just added in the $4 for shipping. I have never seen the book, unfortunately... although it DOES seem like the sort of thing that Barbra would have.
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm Posts: 21602 Location: San Francisco
I don't have this title.
Looks like igorv is right....appears the book can be downloaded.
I've found a couple of reviews....neither good.
Quote:
Book Review Manutchehr-Danai, M. Dictionary of Gems and Gemology. Heidelberg (Springer-Verlag), 2000, x + 565 pp. Price £103, US $165. ISBN 3 540 67482-9. E.A. Jobbins
This is a dictionary published in Germany by a well-known international publishing house and is intended presumably for an American- and English-understanding readership.The author’s first language is obviously not English and yet the book appears to have totally escaped the usual competent editorial and proof-reading processes. The book has serious shortcomings including poor grammar and spelling, many factual errors and a number of confusing entries.
Joined: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:31 am Posts: 228 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Welcome aboard igorv.
I do have a copy of this book, if someone could link me to a thread on how to post pic i could post some to give u an insight Alberto.
It is a book that i used like 2 time but it has huge data, i wouldnt tell you to buy it unless u really need it unlike the Photoatlas(which are awesome books by the way) but it fit well in the gemology section of my library( it makes more professional )
anyway is possible find a few books and useful information about gemology in mentioned scribd.com
for example if anyone know or need books:
Gemstones: Quality and Value, Volume 1,2,3 from Yasukazu Suwa
so their are here http://www.suwagem.com/dictionary/quality/index.html Its the same books, I check them, and their just missing some introduction pages and end pages,
Sorry about my english, its not my mother language
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