Allure
by Vreeland, Diana with Christopher Hemphill
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
-
Livingston, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Bulfinch Press, 2002. Reprint. Hardcover. Near fine. Folio (39 cm), pp. 208. Red cloth with gilt titling, photographic endpapers. Beautifully illustrated with 165 duotone photographs selected by Vreeland, with explanatory text based on Hemphill's interviews with Vreeland. Photographers include Horst P. Horst, Richard Avedon, Adolph de Meyer, Cecil Beaton and others, and subjects include Greta Garbo, Audrey Hepburn, Josephine Baker, Queen Mary, etc. Promotional sheet laid in. Reprint of the 1980 original. "As fashion editor of Harper's, editor-in-chief of Vogue, and creator of dozens of famous exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, Diana Vreeland energized and inspired the world of fashion for fifty years." Very slight rubbing to boards, creasing to promo sheet, else fine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Elk River Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37161
- Title
- Allure
- Author
- Vreeland, Diana with Christopher Hemphill
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Bulfinch Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2002
Terms of Sale
Elk River Books
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About the Seller
Elk River Books
Biblio member since 2010
Livingston, Montana
About Elk River Books
Elk River Books offers a curated selection of used and collectible books, specializing in outdoor literature, western history and authors from the Rocky Mountain West.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...