Buy this book on-line Scott-Clark, Catherine, and Levy, Adrian : Amber Room: The Fate Of The World's Greatest Lost TreasureWalker & Company, New York, 2004 ISBN 0802714242
386pp. B&W Illustrations. Two page tips were dogeared. The Amber Room was a masterpiece of staggering ambition and value. Commissioned by Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, its vast and intricately worked amber panels--many times more valuable than gold--were sent in 1717 as a gift to Peter the Great of Russia. The room was finally erected by Catherine the Great in her palace outside St. Petersburg, where it became legendary throughout the world, 8vo, Near Fine in Fine DJ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Scott-Clark, Catherine, and Levy, Adrian : Amber Room: The Fate Of The World's Greatest Lost Treasure. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Scott-Clark, Catherine, and Levy, Adrian : Amber Room: The Fate Of The World's Greatest Lost TreasureWalker & Company, New York, 2004 ISBN 0802714242
386pp. B&W Illustrations. Signed by both authors on a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch card pasted to front free endpaper . The Amber Room was a masterpiece of staggering ambition and value. Commissioned by Frederick I of Prussia in 1701, its vast and intricately worked amber panels--many times more valuable than gold--were sent in 1717 as a gift to Peter the Great of Russia. The room was finally erected by Catherine the Great in her palace outside St. Petersburg, where it became legendary throughout the world, 8vo, Near Fine in Fine DJ Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Scott-Clark, Catherine, and Levy, Adrian : Amber Room: The Fate Of The World's Greatest Lost Treasure. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including incunabula, libri antichi, livres illustrées, rare books and antiquarian books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |