num_pages: 511
description: Ruby &amp; Sapphire is a journey into one of mankind's most fascinating subjects.A technical work that elicits anything other than yawns is always a scarce item. But Ruby &amp; Sapphire is just such a book--a rare combination of fact and fun, the pertinent and the peculiar.Open Ruby &amp; Sapphire and you step into a secret world where, with each page turned, a new adventure awaits. Journey to Burma's Mogok Stone Tract, where pigeon's blood rubies are pried from both soil and central government control. Marvel over India's maharajahs, the world's greatest gem collectors, for whom no price was too great. Explore the legendary Valley of Serpents, into which pieces of meat were cast to trap rubies. And ascend to the lofty snows of Kashmir, home of storied blue-velvet sapphires. These are but a few of the amazing and colorful tales within.But Ruby &amp; Sapphire is also much more. The product of over 15 years of firsthand experience, it covers every facet of the subject from A-Z. Sources, prices, quality analysis, synthetics and treatments, everything is here, a virtual encyclopedia of the subject.Ruby &amp; Sapphire 
language: English
title: Ruby & Sapphire
publisher: Rwh Pub