Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 898
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 910
Book Description
“The” Athenaeum
Author: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review
Author: The Jewelers' Circular
Author: Annual Report ... for the Year Ending Dec. 31
Author: Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Public WorksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The Art of the Gold Chaser in Eighteenth-century London
Author: Richard EdgcumbePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This book is the first major study of the virtuoso chasers who decorated London gold boxes and watchcases in the eighteenth century. Offering a biographical dictionary of the chasers, this volume is a major contribution to the study of English goldsmiths' work and of horology, and is likely to become a standard work in the field.
A Catalogue of Tools for Watch and Clock Makers
Author: John WykePublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 9780813907512
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
The Diamond Smugglers
Author: Ian FlemingPublisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0063299119
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
THE TRUE STORY OF AN INTERNATIONAL CRIME RING AND ITS DOWNFALL In 1957, as the Cold War raged, Ian Fleming took a respite from writing James Bond to craft a work of nonfiction every bit as tense as a Bond adventure. Aided by an ex-MI5 agent and International Diamond Security Organization operative going by the alias “John Blaize,” Fleming chronicled the IDSO’s infiltration of the “million-carat network”―the world’s most notorious diamond smuggling ring. Every year, a shadowy band of racketeers pirated a fortune in diamonds out of Africa, and the majority of the stolen gems wound up in the hands of Communist nations. In response, the IDSO commissioned a private army, led by legendary British spymaster Sir Percy Sillitoe, to penetrate and topple the ring. When the operation was complete, the Sunday Times gave the story to Fleming, who had impressed Sillitoe with his earlier Bond adventure Diamonds Are Forever. A remarkable feat of investigative journalism, The Diamond Smugglers is the thrilling true story behind one of the greatest spy operations in history.
The Devil's Alternative
Author: Frederick ForsythPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101602163
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 469
Book Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Frederick Forsyth delivers a frighteningly possible novel of international terrorism and impending war… As the Russian people face starvation, the Politburo is faced with a hard choice: negotiate with America for food, go to war for national survival, or deal with an uprising in the motherland. Through an informant, British Agent Adam Munro learns that the situation is growing dangerously tense, with powerful forces in the USSR maneuvering for supremacy. But even as East and West conduct delicate talks, events spiral out of control and threaten to undo every step taken. The world’s largest oil tanker is hijacked by terrorists, and a Ukrainian “freedom fighter” is rescued in a bloody catastrophe on the Black Sea. From Moscow to Washington, the stakes grow ever more perilous as the mad actions of a few threaten to engulf the entire world in nuclear war—unless Munro can stop them.