Below are six of the best books available on turquoise. All six are "must have" books for any collector of turquoise. They are offered here in good used condition.

THE ALLURE OF TURQUOISE, New Mexico Magazine Publications. $22.00
107 pages, soft-cover, illustrated. This is the work every turquoise lover has been waiting to be republished. The 1st edition, now out of print, has reached prices of over $100 per copy. This new second edition has the same great photos plus added articles.

TURQUOISE, by Joseph E. Pogue. $36.00
207 pages, hard-cover, illustrated. This work was first published in 1915 in "Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences volume XII Part II". This hardcover is a reprint of that work from 1975 and offers a new introduction by Rex Arrowsmith. A wonderful history on turquoise along with a fine bibliography and information concerning turquoise mines the world.

TURQUOISE The Gem of the Centuries, by Oscar T. Branson. $24.00
62 pages, soft-cover, colored illustrated throughout. This work is well illustrated with color photographs of the different variations of turquoise from many of the southwestern mines. Includes a two-page color map of mines and the turquoise from them. This valuable work has never been duplicated and is still today one of the finest books published on turquoise.

PORTRAITS & TURQUOISE OF SOUTHWEST INDIANS, Ray Manley, Clare Lee Tanner, Joe Ben Wheat. $24.00
96 pages, soft-cover, color illustrated throughout. Beautiful photographs by Naurice Koonce and Alan Manley. Illustrated with wonderful color pictures of the finest museum quality turquoise jewelry. From a beautiful Bisbee necklace on the front cover to a fine Burnham turquoise necklace on the back cover, this book will make you dream of owning one of these fine pieces of rare turquoise jewelry.

TURQUOISE TREASURES, by Spencer Gill. $32.00
96 pages, soft-cover, color illustrated. This work was published in 1975 and contains full-page photos of the finest turquoise and turquoise jewelry. This is truly a turquoise lovers delight. The color photographs are by Jerry Jacka, considered by many to be the finest turquoise photographer and well known for his contributions to Arizona Highways Magazine.

TURQUOISE BLUE BOOK, Arizona Highways. $28.00
96 pages, soft-cover, colored illustrated throughout. Arizona Highways magazine from 1975 and a "must have" for every turquoise lover. There are really only two things that need be said about this work, number one, that the photographs are by Jerry Jacka and, number two, buy this magazine!