Excerpt from Facts About Precious StonesIt seems almost unnecessary to state that jewels should never be purchased of unknown parties, and it is equally important that all such transactions should be conducted only with a firm of the very highest reputation for business integrity.The integrity of the dealer, however, fully established, his judgment is animportant matter. This must be based on long experience, close obsor vation, and an intimate knowledge of every detail of the subject carefully revised to date. These are essentials which are of the utmost importance to the purchaser in many instances. For example, the price of colored stones and pearls is removed from the com mon category and only accurate judg ment can safely dictate their worth, the rarity of a gem is always a factor in its price of which only the expert can properly judge.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.