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Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
de Hart, Matthew
- Usado
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0802713688
- ISBN 13
- 9780802713681
- Librería
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Pueblo, Colorado, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Walker & Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0802713688 . Signed by Hart on the title page. A crease to the top of the front panel. Hart's account of the glittering business of mining and marketing diamonds is also a story of avarice, theft, aesthetics, monopoly, and war. ; 276 pages; Signed by Author .
Sinopsis
Beginning with the memorable story of an extraordinary pink diamonddiscovered in Brazil in 1998, Matthew Hart illuminates the rich andobsessive world of diamonds in a fascinating, original narrative. Hart'sstory sparkles with the science and geology of diamonds: Some may be asancient as the universe, formed before the Earth was created, while thoseformed on Earth come via volcanic action and are tremendously hard to find.It introduces an intriguing cast, from the creators of the DeBeers empire atthe turn of the century to some of those who quest after diamonds today. Ittakes readers inside diamond mines in South Africa, to the offices ofdiamond brokers in New York and Amsterdam, to anonymous diamond cutters inIndia, and to a meeting with Louis Glick, the Michelangelo of his field.And, telling the dramatic story of a recent and giant diamond strike inCanada's Northwest Territories, which in some ways reset the balance ofpower in the industry, Matthew Hart makes clear what drives the legendaryobsession behind diamonds, and why should matter to readers everywhere.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Bungalow Books, ABAA
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 20672
- Título
- Diamond: A Journey to the Heart of an Obsession
- Autor
- Hart, Matthew
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Edición
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0802713688
- ISBN 13
- 9780802713681
- Editorial
- Walker & Company
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
- LCCN
- 2001026348
- Palabras clave
- 0802713688
Términos de venta
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Any item may be returned in original condition for any reason within a reasonable period and payment will be refunded.
Sobre el vendedor
Bungalow Books, ABAA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2009
Pueblo, Colorado
Sobre Bungalow Books, ABAA
We are a family owned bookstore, with an emphasis on crime fiction, and signed books. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of American (ABAA), and the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA), and we exhibit regularly at book fairs.
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