Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds /
Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Sheds new light on the enticing, often surprising, story of our society's enduring obsession with the hardest gemstone, offering a fascinating history of its origins and revealing its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 375 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0062323776 9780062323774 |