Great Book of Jewels por Random House Value Publishing Staff; Outlet Book Company Staff - 1988

Random House Value Publishing. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Random House Value Publishing. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Edita Lausanne. Collectible - Very Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Very Good. Very Good dust jacket. (jewelry) [ISBN 0517181320] NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

Lausanne: Edita, 1974. First. hardcover. very good(+)/very good(+). 206 color plates, 94 black and white photographs. 316 pages, tall 4to, red simulated leather, d.w. (slightly rubbed). Lausanne: Edita, 1974. First Edition. A very good(+) copy in very good(+) dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>

Lausanne: Edita, 1974. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Bound in publisher's original red cloth with spine and cover stamped in gilt. Illustrated, most plates in full color. 13 3/4 x 11 3/4 inches. 316 pages plus colophon.

U.S.A.: Random House Value Pub, 1984. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1ST. A First Edition, First Printing, So Stated. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Fore Edges Have A Bit Of Reading Wear. Previous Owners Name To The Front Free End Page, Otherwise Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. A Slight Bit Of Wear Along Edges. Covered In Mylar Brodart. .

Lausanne: Edita Lausanne, 1974. (SWIT) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, there is a tiny bump to the top edge of back cover, thus Near Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to panels; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Large-format hardcover, 315pp,map, 206 colour plates of famous jewels, 94 B&W photos. This coffe-table sized book took 5 years of preparation to publish, mainly because obtaining permission to photograph the jewels and establighing histprical provenance took required a massive amount of time and effort. It took 3 years just to track down and photograph the Wittelsbach Diamond. The result is a book with excellent photographs of precious stones which lie closely guarded in private collections, museums, and darkened bank vaults all over the world. There are fascinating stories of precious jewels including the Tiffany Diamond, the largest canary diamond in the world, Empress Farah's crown, the priceless assets that backs the currency of Iran; the notorious Hope… Ler mais

Switzerland: Edita Lausanne [0-517-18132-0] 1974. (Folio hardcover) 316pp. Good to very good in very good dust jacket. Black and white and color photographs, table of gemstones. Cracks in the text block starting, lightly edgeworn. (Costume, Jewelery).