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Published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 029777770XISBN 13: 9780297777700
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. J. M. W. Turner; (illustrator). First Edition. 188 pp. Burgundy boards lettered in gilt on the spine; illustrated with black and white plates; the dustjacket features Music Party, Petworth by J. M. W. Turner, courtesy of the Tate Gallery, London. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; small ink marks on the rear pastedown; no other interior markings. This story collection contains: Tahel Varnhagen - Tragic Muse of the Romantics by Hilde Spiel; Lady Blessington - A Literary Club for Editors by Prudence Hannay; Lady Holland - An Elite English Circle by Prudence Hannay; Fanny von Arnstein - Open House in Vienna by Hilde Spiel; Madame Recamier - A Romantic French Salon by Cynthia Gladwyn; Madame de Girardin - The Tenth Muse by Joanna Richardson; Madame de Lieven - A Russian in Paris by Peter Quennell; Speranza - A Leaning Tower of Courage by Victoria Glendinning; Lady Desborough - The Souls of London by Max Egremont; Mabel Dodge - Evenings in New York by Robert A. Rosenstone; Salka Viertel - Sundays in Mabery Road by Bruce Cook; Karel Capek - The Friday Group in Prague by Joseph Wechsberg; and Lady Cunard - A Celebrated London Hostess by Harold Acton. Size: 8vo. Book.
Published by New Republic Books, 1980
ISBN 10: 0915220571ISBN 13: 9780915220571
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 188 Pp. Black Cloth Spine, Black Covers, Burgundy Endpapers. First Printing. Very Good In Very Good Dust Jacket Priced $14.95.