COLLECTING AUSTRALIAN GEMSTONES by Bill James. H/C Book.
COLLECTING AUSTRALIAN GEMSTONES by Bill James. Vintage hardcover book. KG Murray Publishing Company. Seventh Impression (1967) 192 pages. This is a unique book. It marks the coming of age of the hobby of collecting, cutting and polishing gemstones in Australia. For this is the first book to be published in this country dealing with every aspect of one of the most fascinating pastimes discovered by man. What is a gemstone? What does it look like? Where can gemstones be found? These questions an