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Amber is the tears of prehistoric trees. Peridot falls to earth from space.You can grow opals in your back garden.One gem links Queen Victoria and a transvestite skeleton.Cleopatra drank a pearl to win a bet.A man has turned into a diamond.From the bestselling author of COLOUR - an intrepid journey to uncover the secret histories of precious stones.Victoria's search takes her to Egypt to find the lost emerald mines of Cleopatra, to the Australian opal fields with their underground towns, to Burma where she is spied on by the military junta, and to a secret location to meet the world's best diamond cutter. She reveals the wealth of human stories behind gemstones, and discovers, with the advent of synthetics, an industry on the brink of crisis. This is a narrative travelogue as fascinating as the stones themselves.
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- EditoreSceptre
- Data di pubblicazione2006
- ISBN 10 0340830123
- ISBN 13 9780340830123
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- LinguaInglese
- Numero di pagine496
- Contatto del produttorenon disponibile
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Buried Treasure: Travels Through the Jewel Box
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration. Codice articolo GOR003561234
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Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR001873552
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ISBN 10: 0340830123
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Buried Treasure Travels Through the Jewel Box
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Sceptre, 2006
ISBN 10: 0340830123
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