Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Crown Jewels The Crown Jewels Anna Keay Often called “the finest jewelry collection in the world,” the crown jewels were created to be the physical embodiment of English sovereignty. This book is about the history and design of the Crown J… OL19093369W
Koh-i-noor Koh-i-noor William Dalrymple,Anita Anand,Dalrymple, William; Anand, Anita "The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor diamond, arguably the most celebrated jewel in the world....Using original eyewitness accounts and chronicles never before transla… OL19715266W
Royal captive Royal captive Dana Marton Prince Istvan of Valtria expected to inherit his crown, not lead a death-defying chase to retrieve it. The dashing, handsome prince had always been the quiet scholar in the royal family, happier in a… OL24296239W
Sleeping Beauty Sleeping Beauty Disney Enterprises When Aurora awakes on her seventeenth birthday, her mother tells her the history of a beautiful diamond crown that has been passed down from mother to daughter for generations. Will Aurora be able to… OL24298979W
Gangsta Granny Gangsta Granny David Walliams,Tony Ross Very funny, interesting and entertaining. OL24800468W
The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303 P. C. Doherty In the reign of King Charles II (1660-85), there was a famous attempt to steal the crown jewels by the memorably named Colonel Blood. However, Blood's conspiracy was not the first such plot, and it w… OL8459101W