Brilliance and fire : a biography of diamonds / Rachelle Bergstein.
By: Bergstein, Rachelle [author.].
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TextPublisher: New York : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]Edition: First edition.Description: xvii, 375 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780062323774.Subject(s): Diamonds -- Social aspects | Diamonds -- History | Diamond industry and trade -- HistoryDDC classification: 300 BER 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. 25,000 first printing,"--NoveList.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-352) and index.
"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. 25,000 first printing,"--NoveList.
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