The Resource The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy, John Zubrzycki
The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy, John Zubrzycki
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The item The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy, John Zubrzycki represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- "It was a scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio dealer from Simla offered to sell the world's largest brilliant-cut diamond to the fabulously wealthy Nizam of Hyderabad. If the audacious deal succeeded it would set the merchant up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him of fraud, triggering a sensational trial in the Calcutta High Court that made headlines around the world ... "--Back cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 289, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780995359437
- Label
- The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy
- Title
- The mysterious Mr Jacob
- Title remainder
- diamond merchant, magician & spy
- Statement of responsibility
- John Zubrzycki
- Title variation
- The mysterious Mister Jacob
- Subject
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- trueFraud
- Fraud -- India | Simla
- trueIndia -- History -- 19th century
- Jacob, Alexander Malcolm, 1849-1921
- trueMerchants
- Merchants -- India | Simla -- Biography
- Diamond industry and trade -- India | Simla
- trueScandals
- trueSocial mobility
- trueTrials
- trueWealth
- truePrecious stones
- Diamonds -- India | Simla
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "It was a scandal that rocked the highest echelons of the British Raj. In 1891, a notorious jeweller and curio dealer from Simla offered to sell the world's largest brilliant-cut diamond to the fabulously wealthy Nizam of Hyderabad. If the audacious deal succeeded it would set the merchant up for life. But the transaction went horribly wrong. The Nizam accused him of fraud, triggering a sensational trial in the Calcutta High Court that made headlines around the world ... "--Back cover
- Biography type
- individual biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10567622
- Cataloging source
- VSL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Zubrzycki, John
- Dewey number
- B
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- portraits
- plates
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Jacob, Alexander Malcolm
- Merchants
- Diamonds
- Diamond industry and trade
- Fraud
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy, John Zubrzycki
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059579298
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 289, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780995359437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967028926
- Label
- The mysterious Mr Jacob : diamond merchant, magician & spy, John Zubrzycki
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-286)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- sti
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000059579298
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xiii, 289, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780995359437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)967028926
Subject
- trueFraud
- Fraud -- India | Simla
- trueIndia -- History -- 19th century
- Jacob, Alexander Malcolm, 1849-1921
- trueMerchants
- Merchants -- India | Simla -- Biography
- Diamond industry and trade -- India | Simla
- trueScandals
- trueSocial mobility
- trueTrials
- trueWealth
- truePrecious stones
- Diamonds -- India | Simla
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