Jewels by Victoria Finlay

482 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history science travel adventurous informative slow-paced
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Throughout history the desire for jewels has made and destroyed individual, families and even empires. Today, despite our ability to manufacture synthetics, gemstones still hold their appeal. Victoria Finlay investigates why in her extraordinary j...

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