Cafe Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920-1960 de Thierry Coudert - 2010

Flammarion, 2010-10-12. Hardcover. Very Good. 1.4961 in x 12.5197 in x 9.7638 in.

Flammarion, 2010. Nice copy with dust jacket. Just minor shelfwear. Pages of text are clean, bright and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.*** . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

Flammarion, 10/12/2010 12:00:01. hardcover. Very Good. 1.4961 12.7559 9.8425. Hardcover in dust jacket. Clean text - NO writing, NO highlighting to text. One signature of binding is fully bound, but a little loose. A very good- reading copy.

Flammarion, 2010. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 320 Pp. Black Boards Lettered In Blind. First Printing. Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. The Great Patrons, The Great Taste-Makers, The Great Ignorers Of Any Specific Philosophy Or Specific Science Or Specific Technology Or Specific Agriculture Or Specific Medicine Or Specific Commerce And Industry, With No Specific Skills, Because Only The Ability To Talk About Something Is Important To Media, And You Don't Need Much Knowledge To Have An Opinion (Although, At This Level, Original Articulation Is All-Important). In Other Words, The Elites Created For Us By The Media And Their Moronic Employees.

Flammarion, 2010. Hard cover. Very good/Very good. Jacket has a couple small dings and bits of wear on the edges. Cover is clean and sturdy. Inside pages have faint yellow edges, but otherwise clean and unmarked.

Paris, France: Flammarion, 2010. English language edition. Hardcover. VG. Black stamped boards, maroon & BW illus. dust jacket, 320 pp., many BW & color illus.; weighs 5.5 lbs. "From flamboyant balls and cruises to extravagant parties held in elegant Paris hotels particuliers or fairytale Venetian palazzi, the exclusive circles of the cafe society drew together aristocrats, millionaires, artists, couturiers, choreographers, and musicians in a glittering whirl of fashion and frivolity, opulence and ostentation. Yet this cosmopolitan set was also lavish in the commissions it showered upon some of the greatest creative talents of the early twentieth century." (dj).

Paris: Flammarion, 2010. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 245mm x 315mm. Jacket has light general wear and no tears. Book very clean. Binding tight. 320pp Exclusive, extravagant, and beautiful, these cosmopolitan socialites were the patrons who galvanized the phenomenal success of the greatest creators of the early twentieth century. It was a whirlwind of sumptuously-decorated villas and yachts, up-and-coming haute couture and jewelry designers, and elite evening parties, immortalized by fashion photographers like Cecil Beaton. Combining elegance and fantasy, the members of the Café Society enjoyed a sophisticated, avant-garde lifestyle. Some of the century's most original talents-from Cole Porter to Yves Saint Laurent-stepped into the limelight via the Café Society. Through archival photographs and period documents, this volume recounts in historical detail the intrigue and impact generated around the world by this stylish jet-set..

Paris : Flammarion, 2010. Hardcover. Good. Original blind stamped black boards and spine, dust jacket, numerous (full page) colour and b/w illustrations, (including photographs), 4to.