Levy Adrian 1965 (1 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xvii, 429 pp., [16] pp. of plates : illustrated (some in color), maps, portraits ; 24 cm. ; ISBN: 0297645749; 9780297645740 ; OCLC: 59539039 ; LC: QE475.J27; Dewey: 553.876 ; "Taking us from the imperial courts of ancient China to a squalid mine in Myanmar today, this extraordinary book reveals for the first time the bizarre true story of Imperial Green Jade, one of the rarest stones in the world, more precious than diamonds, coveted for its life-extending powers and its aphrodisiac properties as well as for its astonishing beauty -- a stone that has shaped the destiny of nations and changed the lives of all who have worn it." ; red cloth with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; FINE/FINE. Book.…