Gems & Gemology in Review: Treated Diamonds by Shigley, James E

Carlsbad: The Gemological Institute of America, 2005. First Edition. Large format softcover (28 x 22cm); pp. xi, [1], 294, [6] + two colour posters; white wraps with colour photographs of diamonds on covers, lettering in black and navy; presented in white slip case with lettering in light blue and navy. Clean, crisp and bright; shallow (less than 1mm) 5mm wide dimple to top edge of rear wrap; minor creasing to poster; slipcase is lightly scuffed and has yellowed slightly with minor foxing where the edges of the paper covering the box meet. Light rippling along the fold lines of both posters. This volume devoted to the study of synthetic diamonds includes chapters titled, "First Reports on Synthetic Diamonds," Early Synthetic Diamonds in the Jewelry Trade," Advances in Manufacture and Identification," "HPHT-Grown Synthetic Diamonds in the 21st Century," and "CVD-Grown Synthetic Diamonds