Splendid Stones
By Tim Kelly and Richard Kiley
A discussion of diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires--how they are mined, made by man, and the businesses involved from production to the sale of a cut gemstone.
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You, as librarians, stand at the door beyond which this infinity resides…As the 19th century French writer Victor Hugo said: "A library implies an act of faith." You are the keepers of that faith.
-Rita Dove