Thomas Major Cullinan: A biography by Helme, Nigel
Very Scarce First Edition.
Thomas Major Cullinan: A biography by Helme, Nigel
Hardcover, ISBN 9780070912861
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 1974 First Edition.
Purple cloth with white titling on spine. Mild rubbing to corners and top & tail of spine. Dust Jacket is rubbed, with wear/rubbing at corners and top & tail of spine. Interior is clean, crisp, tight & bright, unmarked. 271 pp.
Cullinan was the founding father of the Premier Diamond Mining Company. The biggest diamond in the world bears his name and is now part of the Crown Jewels. Profusely illustrated with color and b/w photographs, reproductions of historical documents and letters, etc. Sources, Index.
Sir Thomas Cullinan (12 February 1862 – 23 August 1936) was a South African diamond magnate. He is renowned for giving his name to the Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever discovered, and as owner of the Premier Mine, now renamed the Cullinan Mine, from which the famous gem was extracted on 26 January 1905.
A very nice copy and an excellent addition to your library. Very Scarce.
