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This is a fine hardcover copy with a near fine dust jacket with almost no wear. Completely clean. The House of Boucheron is one of the great Parisian jewellers of the last 150 years. Vincent Meylan was given unprecedented access to Boucheron's company archives and he made a number of notable discoveries. One was the Boucheron register called the 'book of stones', detailing the precise records of every precious stone the company has handled. Even more interesting was his discovery of 200 order books which allowed him to reveal the extraordinary and colorful Boucheron clientele: from ladies of sin to kings and queens of the world. Illustrated in color and black & white with vintage photographs, drawings, etc. 11" square, 298 pages. Large heavy book foreign postage will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.