Jade - Fred Ward Gem Book Author:Fred Ward, Charlotte Ward This extensive new revision updates all the world's jade sources with 65 new color photographs as well as revised text on every page. The lavishly illustrated all-color book is part of the Fred Ward Gem Book Series. Chapters include: History & Lore; China and the Stone of Heaven; the Olmec, Maya, and Aztec; the Maori in New Zealand; Jade Today; ... more »and Buying & Caring for Jade. This book provides the ideal introduction to one of the world's oldest and most famous materials. Follow author Fred Ward around the world in search for the best, most significant, and beautiful examples of jadeite and nephrite, the two rocks known as jade.« less