Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear. Bumped edges. Minor Exterior Wear. Pages clean. Binding tight. Hardcover.

Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear. Bumped edges. Minor Exterior Wear. Pages clean. Binding tight. Hardcover.

Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. vii, [1], 247, [1] p.

Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. vii, [1], 247, [1] p. Illustrations (many in color). Notes. Art Sources. From an on-line posting: Benjamin Zucker, although not an artist, is an esteemed gem merchant who has written and published numerous definitive books on both gemstones, colored stones and most recently the history of a ring collections. He was educated at Yale and Harvard Law School and this scholarly background is evident in both the lectures he delivers internationally, and the form of his recent books that combine both a novella as well as history of the gem trade in Europe. His books Blue, Green and White each take a unique structure of two stories happening simultaneously, allowing us to follow the story of a stone and the story of a family in the gem trade. His books reveal these legendary trade routes and his own passion for gemstones"