*Signed*; Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds Gemstones Stephen Hofer

Description: ** Signed gift inscription by Alan Bronstein on the front endpaper **; Very Good in a Very Good Minus dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is clean and intact with no tears, just moderate shelfwear to the back, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; The textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (11.75" - 12.75" tall); Heavy (9.6 lbs); Black dust jacket with image of colored diamond, and title in white lettering; 1998, Ashland Press; 742 pages; "Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection," by Stephen C. Hofer. Seller Background: We are a small, online bookseller based out of Bellingham, WA specializing in modern rare and out-of-print titles. We have been active in the book trade for over ten years and have been an active Ebay member since 2002. All of our books are carefully cleaned and restored to the best possible condition prior to being offered for sale. Our books are graded conservatively with ex-library books never graded above "Good" and used books very rarely graded above "Very Good". Domestic Shipping Notes: Orders placed with "Standard Shipping" ship by USPS Media Mail. Orders placed with "Expedited Shipping" ship by USPS Priority Mail. Especially high-value orders may ship by UPS. International Shipping Notes: International orders ship exclusively through the Ebay Global Shipping program. The shipping rates for this program are calculated by Ebay and paid to Ebays shipping company (Pitney Bowes). Shipments through the Ebay Global Shipping program are fully trackable with non-delivery and damage claims handled direclty by Ebay customer service. Return Policy: We accept returns for any reason as long as we are notified of your intent to return within two weeks of the date of receipt. The buyer is responsible for return shipping on all discretionary returns. If the return is due to an error in our description or from damage caused by the shipping carrier we will reimburse all shipping costs paid by the buyer. Book Info: Title: Collecting and Classifying Coloured Diamonds: An Illustrated Study of the Aurora Collection -- Customer Review -- The most attractive parts are certainly the photography and the quality of the color printing. There are however a few disappointments. Firstly,under the chapter of the photos for the entire collection,ones appreciation can be marred by the reading of the so called Common Names for the diamonds which are by no means common.For readers who are not color diamond experts (and indeed even for those in the trade), such names could sometimes sound pompous. Secondly, the most widely adopted GIA color grading description is not used. -- Customer Review -- I have been aware of the Aurora Collection for 25+ years and was always amazed by it. Unfortunately,the collection raises more questions in one sitting than you can ever find answers for... until Hofer. Hofer is very likely the most knowledgeable person on earth when it comes to fancies, and his long-time association with Alan B and the Aurora collection has resulted in the most definitive book on the subject in print.. Inventory #: SKU-0610AA03504254

Price: 795 USD

Location: Bellingham, Washington

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