The essence of perfume
Dove, Roja2011
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As the world's leading perfume authority, Roja Dove leads us on a fascinating journey through the world of scent, from ancient Egypt, where myth has it that the fragrance Kypi induced mass surrender, through to the 1920s, when Jean Harlow's husband drenched himself in her perfume before ending his life.
Main title:
The essence of perfume / Roja Dove.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Black Dog, [2011?]
Collation:
269 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2008.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781907317019 (hbk)
Dewey class:
391.6309
Local class:
391.6309
Language:
English
BRN:
2144538