The Dorling Kindersley Handbook of Gemstones
By Cally Hall, with photography by Harry Taylor, 160 pp., publ. by Dorling Kindersley, London, 2000. US$18.95*
Reviewed by Michael Evans

Gem & Jewelry Pocket Guide
By Renee Newman, 156 pp., illus., publ. by International Jewelry Publications, Los Angeles, 2001. US$11.95*
Reviewed by Douglas Kennedy

Nature Guide to Gemstones & Minerals of Australia
By Lin Sutherland and Gayle Webb, 128 pp., illus., publ. by Reed New Holland Publishers, Sydney, 2000. Aus$24.95
Reviewed by A. J. A. (Bram) Janse

The Practical Guide to Jewelry Appraising
By Cos Altobelli, 292 pp., publ. by the American Gem Society, Las Vegas, NV, 2000. US$49.95*
Reviewed by Gail Brett Levine

OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED

Ethnic Jewelry: From Africa, Europe and Asia, by Sibylle Jargstorf, 160 pp., illus., publ. by Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, 2000, US$29.95*
Reviewed by Barak Green

Costume Jewelers: The Golden Age of Design, 3rd Ed., by Joanne Dubbs Ball, 205 pp., illus., publ. by Schiffer Publishing Co., Atglen, PA, 2000, US$39.95*
Reviewed by Barak Green