Harry Winston: The Ultimate Jeweler

New York: Harry Winston, Inc. and the Gemological Institute of America, (1984), 1984. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 4to. pp. xi, [5], 3-206 including notes and bibliography. Ronald Winston, Editor. Illustrated with stunning color photography. Dust jacket protected in a new mylar sleeve, price clipped. Signed by the author, "Atlanta, February 1986, With all best wishes, Laurence Krashes". Not inscribed to any individual. Laurence Krashes worked for Harry Winston in New York for over 12 years. From the dust jacket, "Over the years, Mr. Winston purchased and had fashioned some of the finest rough diamonds ever discovered, including the Jonker, the Niarchos, the Taylor-Burton, the Winston, the Star of Independence, and the Star of Sierra Leone. He also handled such famous historical diamonds as the Idol's Eye, the Arcots, the Nepal, The Briolette, the Indore Pearshapes, and the Eugenie Blue. He is perhaps best known for donating the notorious Hope diamond to the Smithsonian Institution as a gift to the American people. The fascinating histories of these and dozens of other spectacular diamonds handled by Harry Winston are recounted in this book." A beautiful, scarce first edition, signed by the author.