Floating Gold - A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris - Christopher Kemp - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226430362 - May 11, 2012
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Christopher Kemp
Floating Gold - A Natural (and Unnatural) History of Ambergris

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Preternaturally hardened whale dung is not the first image that comes to mind when we think of perfume. But the key ingredient that makes the sophisticated scent linger on the skin is precisely this bizarre digestive by-product - ambergris. The author tracks down the secretive collectors and traders who populate the clandestine ambergris trade.

232 pages, 12 colour plates, 12 halftones

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released May 11, 2012
ISBN13 9780226430362
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 232
Dimensions 160 × 232 × 17 mm   ·   440 g
Language English  

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