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Gemstones guides
Gemstones of the World: Newly Revised & Expanded Third Edition
Gemstones (Smithsonian Handbooks)
The Jeweler's Directory of Gemstones: A Complete Guide to Appraising

Diamond
Consumer Guide To Diamonds
Diamonds--The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide
How To Buy A Diamond: Insider Secrets For Getting Your Money's Worth
The Nature of Diamonds
The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire
The Diamond Makers
Gems & Gemology in Review: Colored Diamonds
Rough Diamonds, Internal and External Features
Diamond Setting: The Professional Approach
Strength of the Diamond-Metal Interface and Soldering of Diamonds
Gems & Gemology in Review: Synthetic Diamonds
The Sancy Blood Diamond: Power, Greed and Cursed History
The Last Empire: De Beers, Diamonds, and the World
Hope Diamond: The Legendary History of a Cursed Gem
Nature: Diamonds (DVD)
Blood Diamond (HD-DVD)

Gemstones
Agates: Treasures of the Earth
The Amber Book
Beryl
Emerald and Other Beryls
Emerald and Tanzanite Buying Guide
Garnet
Opal: The Phenomenal Gemstone
Quartz
Ruby & Sapphire
Tourmaline: A Monograph
The Allure of Turquoise

Gemology and gemstones lore
Gemology
Gemmology
Identification of Gemstones
Gemmologist's Compendium
Photoatlas of Inclusions in Gemstones Volume 2
Gemstone Enhancement: Heat, Irradiation, Impregnation, Dyeing, and Other Treatments
Synthetic, Imitation and Treated Gemstones
Raman Microscopy: Developments and Applications
Flux-Enhanced Rubies & Sapphires
Beryllium-Treated Rubies & Sapphires
Gems in Myth Legend and Lore
Book of Talismans, Amulets and Zodiacal Gems
Gemstone Feng Shui: Creating Harmony in Home & Office
Gemstone & Crystal Healing (DVD)

Lapidary arts
The Art of Diamond Cutting
Introduction to Lapidary
Gem cutting: a lapidary's manual
The Art of Gem Cutting
Gem and Lapidary Materials: For Cutters, Collectors, and Jewelers
The fundamentals of gemstone carving
The Handbook of Gemstone Carving
Opal Cutting Made Easy
20-Disc Wykoff Lapidary Reference Library (CD-ROM)

Gemstone trade
Joseph Kessel:The valley of rubies
Mogok: Valley of Rubies & Sapphires

India - Rajasthan
Lonely Planet North India
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur
History of the Jaipur City
Costumes, Textiles & Jewellery of India
A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur
Travels to Northern India: Jaipur (CD-ROM)

Thailand
Lonely Planet Thailand
Insight Pocket Guide Thailand
Thailand's Islands & Beaches
A History of Thailand
Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories
Amazing Thailand (DVD)

Belgium - Antwerp
Antwerp & Ghent Pocket Guide
Lonely Planet Best of Brussels, Bruges & Antwerp
Insight City Guide Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp
Belgium - a quick guide to customs and etiquette
The Great Mistake: The Battle for Antwerp and the Beveland Peninsula, September 1944
Painting and the Market in Early Modern Antwerp