refractory cement works great. just make sure u don't use the cheap stuff. you want it rated for 2500 deg. at the very least but the higher the better.
next to a hammer an oxy torch might be the most versatile tool you will ever own. definitely get one. unless, off course, you want to be the least efficient blacksmith on the planet.
Emersons are heat treated all the way through. That's a stink'in nice anvil.Just make sure you don't hit it with a hammer or anything. You don't want to bruise it.;]