Thames and Hudson, 1992. Paperback. Used like new oversized softcover in glossy printed wraps. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. (8.7 x 0.4 x 11 inches) 120 pp.

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ISBN: 9780500276686

An unparalleled view of the single most important and fabulous jewellery collection in the world — that belonging to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This volume has been published with the full co-operation of Buckingham Palace. For this paperback edition of her acclaimed work, Leslie Field has fully updated and revised the text and reordered the contents, concentrating on those family gems owned by the Queen herself.

This engaging survey of 400 years of the British monarchy's family jewels is organized by type, from bracelets and brooches to earrings, necklaces and tiaras. Here are countless diamonds, pearls, emeralds, rubies and sapphires. The saga of these treasures — emblems of love and marriage, state and ceremony, events heroic and tragic — is a veritable history of British royalty.

Leslie Field has been Fashion Editor of The Sunday Times, Editor of the Tatler and is the author of three previous books.

With 258 illustrations, 74 in colour.

Price: $54.95