The world's first full history of the world's most favourite earring
Circle of Time
The Unexpected History of the Hoop Earring
A luxury illustrated hardback by jeweller Donald Edge · Published by Unicorn Publishing Group.
A circle has no beginning, and no end
Every hoop holds a story—of our ancestor's love and longing, identity and belonging, carried through time in an unbroken circle, every page leads with the meaning, the people, the secret histories.
From Cleopatra to the catwalk, from sailors' gold to the icons of soul and pop, the hoop earring has circled human history for thousands of years. Circle of Time is the first book to tell that whole story — richly illustrated, meticulously researched, and written to be treasured.
Donald Edge draws on four decades of fine jewellery knowledge for Unicorn Publishing Group.
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Classic
First Edition
£25 + P&P · £5 off the £30 RRP
The full illustrated history, in the classic first-edition hardback.
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Collector's
Numbered & signed
£50 + P&P
A numbered first edition, hand-signed by Donald Edge with a hand-written dedication and certificate of authenticity — strictly limited to 300 copies.
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Patron's
Numbered, signed & slipcovered
£100 + P&P
A numbered first edition with a hand-written dedication, signature and certificate of authenticity, plus an exquisite slipcover and your name recorded as a patron of the book. Strictly limited to 300 copies.
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All prices exclude postage & packing. Collector's and Patron's editions are each limited to 300 numbered copies worldwide.
Donald Edge
Donald Edge is a fine jeweller with four decades of experience. His lifelong fascination with the hoop earring — its ancient origins, its cultural power, its enduring place in human adornment — is the heart of this book.
Circle of Time is his first book, written for Unicorn Publishing Group and presented at Frankfurt Book Fair 2027.