CBR BOOKSTORE
Updated March 2024
This section highlights some of the lapidary related books we have have available for purchase.
We carry current in print titles as well as many older out of print and collector books.
(We occasionally buy collections of lapidary related books and old lapidary catalogs and manuals-Please complete a contact form)
NEW! Exotic Obsidian The Lapidary Art of William Thomas Dodge
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Exotic Obsidian by Tom Dodge
Full color photos! Gorgeous Fire Obsidian, Red Ribbon, Aurora Borealis and Blood Obsidian.
The photos capture the iridescence and bold colors found in these fabulous stones.
CigarBoxRock obtained a limited amount of signed copies from the first printing.
The books were printed by the same company that printed Hans Gamma’s books and the quality is evident.
If you have the Hans Gamma Jasper books….. you must have this book !
(My photos of the book do not do justice to it!)
Softcover 76 pages<
Shipping cost will vary
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$60.00 Plus Shipping complete a contact form to order
ROCK TREASURES OF OREGON by Hans Gamma
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ROCK TREASURES OF OREGON by Hans Gamma Published 2022
The third book in the series, this is a jaw dropping pictorial atlas of the landscapes and the agates, jaspers, obsidian and petrified wood
found in Oregon. Fabulous photos from Han’s personal collection as well as other’s… Tom Dodge, John Gaumer, Dale Huett, Jim Mills and Beth Myers, Matthew Potts, Phillip Stephenson…. and more!Softcover, at 240 pages this book has more pictures than his previous books! Best described as “STUNNING!”
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Shipping cost will vary
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$45.00 Plus Shipping complete a contact form to order
Agates and Jaspers from the California Coast Ranges by Hans Gamma
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Agates and Jaspers from The California Coast Ranges
by Hans Gamma COLLECTOR EDITION AUTOGRAPHED- 2019Pictorial atlas of the landscapes and the agates and jaspers from the
the coastal ranges of California.Softcover, full color most pages feature 3 or more examples of jasper!
If you own Han’s earlier book you are familiar with the quality of the photos!<
Shipping cost will vary
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In stock $45.00 Plus Shipping
PICTURE JASPERS from the NORTHWEST by Gamma and Jensen
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Collector Book Picture Jaspers from the Northwest
by Hans Gamma and Lauritz A. JensenPictorial atlas of the landscapes and related jaspers from the
Owyhees and surrounding area in Oregon, Idaho and Nevada.Softcover, published in 2015, 185 pages full color most pages feature 3 or more examples of jasper!
Includes many photos of the areas where these were collected as well as facts and information
related to the geology and mineral profiles.
We have attempted to show you the beauty and scope of this book by giving you
a peek at a few of the photos in the book.
This book is fantastic and a must own for the
jasper enthusiast!<
OUT OF PRINT
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SOLD OUT!!!!!!!!
Gemstone Tumbling, Cutting, Drilling & Cabochon Making
How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems Secrets of the Pros Revealed
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Gemstone Tumbling, Cutting, Drilling & Cabochon Making by Jim Magnuson with Val Carver
Softcover 176 pages….. $18.95 Plus Shipping
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How to Tumble Polish Rocks into Gems Secrets of the Pros Revealed By Edward E. Smith
Softcover 102 pages ……$22.95 Plus Shippling
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