A biography of Edwardian novelist Elinor Glyn and her sister, the couturiere Lucile, contrasts Glyn's self-constructed legend with Lucile's less durable reputation

The It Girls: Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, the Couturiere Lucile, and Elinor Glyn, Romantic Novelist

ETHERINGTON-SMITH, MEREDITH

Etherington-Smith, Pilcher J.

Biographies & Memoirs

Harcourt

The "it" girls: Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon, the couturière "Lucile", and Elinor Glyn, romantic novelist

Jeremy Pilcher

Literature & Fiction

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

The "It" Girls: Elinor Glyn and "Lucile" (Hamish Hamilton paperbacks)

The Persistence of Memory: A Biography of Dali

Surrealist painter, author, filmmaker, lecturer, performance artist, charlatan, genius, clown, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) once asked himself, "Where does the deep and philosophical Dalí begin, and where does the loony and preposterous Dalí end?" This evenhanded but exacting biography, based on interviews, unpublished letters, and previously unavailable archives, explores the relationship between his eccentric life and the hallucinatory imagery of the paintings that, like the soft watches, have become twentieth-century icons. The author penetrates the artist's self-mythologizing facade to reveal the man behind the outrageous mustache and cryptic canvasses: his Catalan childhood; his relationships with Garcia Lorca, Bunuel, Breton, Picasso, Miro, de Chirico, Man Ray, Ernst, and Eluard; Dalí's fixations, phobias, and Surrealist pranks; and his bizarre marriage to Gala—muse, business manager, nymphomaniac, gold digger, and finally tormentor. With reproductions of sixteen Dalí paintings, The Persistence of Memory offers an unrivaled tour of the absurd and haunting landscape of Dalí's life.

The Persistence Of Memory: A Biography Of Dali

Arts & Photography

Da Capo Press

Every time a woman buys a bottle of Joy perfume, every time a striped V-neck sweater is pulled down over a pleated skirt, every time real sports clothes are used as an inspiration for fashion design, Jean Patou survives.With photographs, illustrations and 8 pages of color from the Patou archives.

Patou

St.Martin's Press

bagged for protection. dust jacket has light chips on the upper spine edge and a 1/4" tear on the upper back cover. the book is like new. language is French and there is an inscription on the second inside page. obviously a gift to the book owner. the book grades like new. see image

St Martins Pr

Persistence of Memory

Random House Value Publishing

David Gill reveals the famed gallerist’s opinions of and influence on the world of art and design. He presents the works of artists, sculptors, and designers he admires, champions, and nurtures, among them Donald Judd, Mattia Bonetti, Zaha Hadid, Grayson Perry, Barnaby Barford, Fredrikson Stallard, Jorge Pardo, and the Campana brothers. Structured chronologically and divided by location, the book includes never-before-seen photographs of Gill’s galleries, his award-winning exhibitions, and his own homes: a converted handbag factory south of the River Thames; the 18th-century Albany apartments in London’s Mayfair; and a restored palazzo in Malta’s Valetta. Seen throughout are the designs of the many world-famous artists he has represented over his 25 years at the forefront of the contemporary art and design world. The book also features a selection of his curated interiors and never-before-published glimpses of the private collections and homes of the numerous internationally renowned collectors with whom Gill regularly collaborates.

David Gill: Designing Art

Gill, David

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Vendome Press

This privately commissioned book celebrates the life and achievements of Laurence Graff whose passion for diamonds has been inspiring him to create the most fabulous jewels in the world for 30 years.

The Most Fabulous Jewels in the World: Graff

Cultureshock (Acc)

A lush book of photos shines a light on the luxurious bejeweled make-up boxes that quickly became covetable accessories with the advent of beauty productsExquisite jeweled minaudieres, necessaires, and compacts from the l8th to the 21st centuries are photographed and displayed here in great detail and set within the social and fashion contexts of their creation. Original archive photographs showcase the social leaders, stage and cinema stars, and fashion leaders who carried these exquisite little accessories as indispensable adjuncts to their glamorous lives. These triumphs of the jewelers art were designed to rest glittering on cocktail bars and grand dining tables. They were tiny but also extremely useful as is revealed in detailed photos of their highly engineered interiors. These little boxes were capable of carrying everything a woman might need during the course of an evening which might start at the Ritz and end at Bricktops Jazz Club—everything from a lipstick, to a powder compact, to a comb, even a cigarette and lighter, hence their generic name of necessaire.

Ultra Vanities: Minaudieres, Necessaires, and Compacts

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Narbaits, Xavier

Beauty, Grooming, & Style

Double-Barrelled Books

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