Buried treasure : travels through the jewel box
Finlay, Victoria2006
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Uncovering the secret histories of precious stones, Victoria Finlay'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 a diamond cutter.
Main title:
Buried treasure : travels through the jewel box / Victoria Finlay.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Sceptre, 2006.
Collation:
[viii], 482 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-428) and index.
ISBN:
9780340830123 (hbk)
Dewey class:
553.8
Language:
English
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BRN:
105241