Laurence Krashes (32 results)

Condition: very_good. Cover may have light wear, pages in very good condition and binding is sturdy; may have other light shelf wear or creases. May have notes or highlighting.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Third edition. Jacket is edge worn and rubbed. Various shallow indentations to jacket front panel, deeper versions on rear panel. These indentations not apparent on boards. Binding slightly cocked but firm, unmarked copy.

HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. SECOND ED. ex-library, usual markings, rear hinge cracked, covers rubbed DATE PUBLISHED: 1986 EDITION: SECOND ED 209.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 3rd Edition. Small number 2576 in black ink on near the bottom of the first endpaper otherwise Fine in a Fine jacket. 236pp short 4to.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Moderate wear to the dust jacket with some chipping and tearing. Moderate wear to the boards. Sound binding. Clean interior pages. New mylar added to the dust jacket. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). 3rd Edition. 8-5/8" x 11-3/8", xiii + 236pp. Sewn binding in dark blue cloth covered boards with gray end papers. Minor shelf wear, edge wear to jacket, which is now protected in mylar. Binding is square and tight. Front free end paper bears a gold foil stamp reading "With the Compliments of Mabros Jewellers". Pages are otherwise clean and bright and unmarked. This is a large book, and extra shipping charges may apply depending on destination.

hardcover. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). Numerous illustrations in color and in black & white. 4to, blue silk, d.w. (New York: Harry Winston & Gemological Institute of America, 1988). Third edition, revised.

hardcover. Condition: fine. First. Edited by Ronald Winston. Illustrated throughout with many color plates. 206 pages. 4to, blue silk cloth with facsimile signature on cover, no dust wrapper as issued, in a blue cloth clamshell box. New York: Harry Winston & Gemological Institute of America, (1984). First edition of the "deluxe" edition. A fine copy in a very good sturdy box which is heavily faded on the spine and cover edges.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Revised edition. 4to. 218 pp. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Slight fading and dust soiling to extremities. Shelfwear, rubbing and slight creases to jacket. Chips to jacket spine ends.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. Profusely Illustrated (illustrator). THIRD EDITION, REVISED. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY MR, KRASHES: "JUNE 1992, TO NAOMI, A DISTANT COUSIN WHO I HOPE WILL GET CLOSER-SOON! HOPING YOU GET PLEASURE FROM OUR DESIGN IN MY BOOK. THANKS FOR YOUR WILOLINGNESS TO SHINE "OUR PAST"! FONDLY LAURENCE." ALSO INCLUDED IS A COLOUR PHOTO OF MR. KRASHES SIGNED. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. 4th revised. As new large format hardcover in jacket inscribed "With best regards - Richard Winston". Richard Winston was Harry Winston's nephew and a VP and sales executive with the firm. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Slip Case Very Good. 1st Edition. In publisher's clamshell cloth slipcase. The clamshell box is sunned. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited edition in clamshell box. 4to. 206 pp. Blue cloth. Fine in Very Good box. Warmly inscribed by the author, Laurnece S. Krashes. Box faded at spine and extremities of front panel with spot of wear to base of spine. Signed by Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Blue cloth issue in matching clamshell box looks unread faint fade to spine of clamshell. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.

Condition: Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (1984.) Hardcover with clamshell case. Folio with 206 pages. Signed on the front free endpaper, "July 1, 1985 Dear David and Gladys Your company and hospitality touched me and I wanted -- to add this book to your collection. I do hope you find the story interesting. Best regards to you both. Ron Winston ." Ronald Winston is Harry Winston's son. The book is in very good condition. Interior is clean and tight. The clamshell case is in good condition with sunning to the spine. Profusely illustrated. Pictures available upon request. Blue cloth spine/Gold text. #034460 Size: Folio. Signed. Jewelery Design / Photography.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 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. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 4th Edition. KRASHES, Laurence S. [236] pp. Harry Winston 1993 Fourth Edition 11 3/8" x 8 7/8" The story and artifacts of Harry Winston, a famous 20th century jeweler. Includes rich color photographs of some of Winston's most famous jewelry. The photographs include the type of jewelry, the year it was made, its materials, and, for some special jewelry, the title and a short description.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 206 pages. Bibliography. Reference notes. Beautiful colour photography. "For more than 50 years, Harry Winston (1896-1978) was the purveyor of some of the most wonderful gems and most fabulous jewelry ever created. His deep-rooted love of fine jewels took him all over the world, his adventurous life filled with kings, maharajas, potentates, industrialists - and fortunes made and lost." - from dust jacket. Book clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear. Very light wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. Clamshell box not included. A high-quality copy.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. WARMLY ISCRIBED BY AUTHOR LAURENCE KRASHES on the half-title. A very solid copy to boot of the 1984 stated 1st edition. Tight and Near Fine in its navy-blue cloth, with high-quality color reproductions throughout. And in its matching navy-blue clamshell box, which has protected the book beautifully but shows fading and offsetting along its edges. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: 11 1/4" x 8 1/2". Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Stated First Edition, dark blue gilt stamped cloth over boards in a matching dark blue gilt stamped cloth covered clamshell case, xiii, 206 pages, Notes, Bibliography, illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs. An apparent binding error puts the Introduction, the Foreword, and the Acknowledgments where the Copyright page and Table of Contents should be, and the Introduction is inserted out of order before the Foreword, and the Acknowledgments. Otherwise, a Fine copy. The clamshell case has spine and top inch of front and back sunned and faded. This is a heavy book and may require extra shipping charges especially to International destinations. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 5 lbs 12 oz. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Books; Antiques & Collectibles. ISBN: 0873110137. ISBN/EAN: 9780873110136. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 010081.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. KRASHES, Laurence Warmly inscribed on half-title page [218] pp. Harry Winston, Inc. 1986 Second Edition 11 1/4" x 8 5/8" Laurence Krashes worked for Harry Winston in New York for over 12 years. 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. Inscribed by Author(s).

HARD BACK BLUE. Condition: GOOD. Cloth cover clam shell box slipcase. Gilt title on spine of book and slipcase. Gilt "Harry Winston" on cover of fine condition book and SUNFADED slipcase. Color photographs. Spine of slipcase faded. DATE PUBLISHED: 1984 EDITION: 206.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. KRASHES, Laurence S. & WINSTON Ronald [206] pp. 1984 Harry Winston 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" In publisher's clamshell cloth slipcase "For more than 50 years, Harry Winston (1896-1978) was the purveyor of some of the most wonderful gems and most fabulous jewelry ever created. His deep-rooted love of fine jewels took him all over the world, his adventurous life filled with kings, maharajas, potentates, industrialists - and fortunes made and lost.".