by M Secrest (Author)
Tells about Joseph Duveen (1869-1939) and his humble beginnings running his father's business to knighthood and eventually a peerage. The eldest of eight sons of Jewish-Dutch immigrants, he inherited an uncanny ability to spot a hidden treasure from his father, proprietor of a prosperous antiques business.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 540
Edition: New edition
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 17 Feb 2006
ISBN 10: 0226744159
ISBN 13: 9780226744155