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Product Description Part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. This lavishly illustrated book in the all-color series includes History and Lore, Hunt for Treasure, Romancing the Stone, Jewels and Artifacts, Lab-Created and Industrial Diamonds, and Buying & Caring for Diamonds. This book provides the ideal introduction to the world's most famous gem. Follow author Fred Ward around the world in search of the most important examples of these beautiful and historic gemstones. Review (This book) represents an impressive and succinct sum of the (diamond) business and certainly makes for enjoyable reading and viewing. --Dr. M.G. Rees, DeBeers...part of a set of seven of the most elegant and informative small books ever written on a carefully selected set of gem topics... new photographs from the Smithsonian's gem collection, all new pictures from Australia's Argyle mine, new images from the Crown Jewels of Iran, and a beautiful new cover photograph of the Blue Heart Diamond... this is a heck of a lot of changing (in a revision). --John White, Smithsonian Curator Your extensive research on diamonds is impressive and we look forward to seeing the dazzling diamonds jump from the pages of your new book. --Van Cleef & Arpels About the Author For 14 years Fred Ward created, wrote, and photographed National Geographic Magazine's legendary gemstone series. He has now greatly expanded his classic work into the 8-book Fred Ward Gem Book Series, complete with new photographs and text. His and Charlotte Ward's easy-to-read accurate text provides you what you need to know to buy and enjoy the world's most historic and beautiful gemstones and to appreciate how diamonds enhance industrial and scientific applications. With the creation of gem diamonds in the laboratory, you will discover a widely appealing jewelry niche. Mr. Ward's award-winning photographs make each page a visual feast. This book is part of the world's most popu