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Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside
- Treasure and Ghosts in the London Clay
Engelsk Hardback
Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside
- Treasure and Ghosts in the London Clay
Engelsk Hardback

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A thrilling history of mudlarkers, charlatans, experts and chancers – the underbelly of the Edwardian antiques trade.

''What a story! And how skilfully told! A tale about treasure, as twisty and thrilling as any of the adventures of Indiana Jones.'' Lucy Worsley

June 1912. A pair of workmen deposit a heavy ball of clay in the antiques shop of George Fabian Lawrence, or ‘Stony Jack’ as he''s better known. As Lawrence picks through the mud, a speck of gold catches his eye. A pearl earring tumbles into his hand, then another. A Burmese ruby follows; then Colombian emeralds, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan and turquoise from Iran; tankards; watches; topaz; amazonite.

Stony Jack has discovered the greatest single cache of Elizabethan treasure.

Diving into London’s bustling, sometimes lawless, antiques trade at the turn of the century, Victoria Shepherd provides a compelling portrait of the city at the height of empire. A thrilling ride through Edwardian London, from the marble halls of the British Museum to the East End''s maze of tenements and alleyways, Stony Jack and the Lost Jewels of Cheapside oversees the transformation of the city into a modern metropolis.
Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
400
ISBN-13:
9780861548880
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0861548884
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
5 jun 2025
Længde:
37mm
Bredde:
224mm
Højde:
147mm
Forlag:
Oneworld Publications
Oplagsdato:
5 jun 2025
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