The Golconda diamonds, and the mines of that name, are the stuff of the "Thousand and One Arabian Nights". Some of the most famous (or infamous) diamonds such as the Koh-i-Noor, Hope and the Regent were found here. The chequered history of the Koh-i-Noor has been the favourite tramping ground for the historian and the popular writer. But the Koh-i-Noor was merely one of the many precious and lustrous diamonds mined there. Despite their fame, no comprehensive account of the Golconda diamonds and the mines has been available. ...
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The Golconda diamonds, and the mines of that name, are the stuff of the "Thousand and One Arabian Nights". Some of the most famous (or infamous) diamonds such as the Koh-i-Noor, Hope and the Regent were found here. The chequered history of the Koh-i-Noor has been the favourite tramping ground for the historian and the popular writer. But the Koh-i-Noor was merely one of the many precious and lustrous diamonds mined there. Despite their fame, no comprehensive account of the Golconda diamonds and the mines has been available. The book appeals to an audience beyond a handful of historians or diamond buffs. For the scholar, there is a detailed identification of sources in Persian, Urdu and Telugu for Indian materials. The book is illustrated with a number of colour and black & white illustrations. These include rare photographs, maps, tables, drawings and sketches. The text is laced throughout with juicy anecdotes amply supplemented with humorous couplets and doggerels relating to the subject in order to make the book absorbing reading.
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Very Good in a Good+ dust jacket; Hardcover; Dust jacket is moderately shelfworn and edgeworn with a couple of closed edge-tears, but is overall clean and intact, and has not been price-clipped (Now fitted with a new, Brodart jacket protector); Light wear to the boards; Unblemished textblock edges; The endpapers and all text pages are clean and unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium-Large Format (Quatro, 9.75"-10.75" tall); 1.7 lbs; Blue-green dust jacket with title in white and gold lettering; 2006, Mapin Publishing; 128 pages; "Romance of the Golconda Diamonds, " by Omar Khalidi.
