Book Description
Secondhand. Very good condition. Ex library copy with all external stickers removed. Partial date due slip on inside page now covered with a blank ex libris bookplate sticker. Minor wear to book corners and edges.
From objects of ancient trade to beautiful pearl jewellery, Lustre: Pearling and Australia traces the gritty human story of pearling across the north of Australia.
This visually stunning book weaves together strands of Aboriginal, Asian and European histories, revealing the stories of the people who, for generations, have collected and harvested these treasures from Saltwater Country. (back cover)