Hope diamond : the legendary history of a cursed gem / Richard Kurin.
Hope diamond : the legendary history of a cursed gem / Richard Kurin.
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Publisher
New York : Smithsonian Books, c2006.
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N736.23/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 388 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Smithsonian Books, c2006.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2006.
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Summary
"Kurin, a cultural anthropologist, has spent more than a decade on the trail of the legendary gem. His narrative is filled with fascinating places and people - from the fabled diamond city of Golconda to the fabulously rich heiress Evalyn McClean to Jackie Kennedy and her role in one of the Hope's few twentieth-century trips abroad. Richly illustra...
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Hope diamond : the legendary history of a cursed gem / Richard Kurin.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
c2006.
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N736.23/6
Record Identifier
74VKMld0v0XM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKMld0v0XM
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ISBN
9780060873516 (alk. paper)
0060873515 (alk. paper)
DDC
736.23
MMS ID
991021386089702626
