In My Fashion. by BALLARD, Bettina - 1960

Séguier Editions, 2016. Paperback. New. 456 pages. French language. 8.19x5.91x1.10 inches.

David McKay Company, Inc., 1960. Hardcover. Very Good. . Second printing, stated. Scarce in any printing. Includes jacket, minor wear, NO major staining or rips. Pages/boards/jacket clean.

New York: David Mckay, 1960 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Third Printing. The book has a name written in. Otherwise it is clean and tight with very little wear. The jacket is chipped and faded but largly complete..

David Mckay, 1960. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Second Printing.

1960 hardcover as pictured. Bettina Ballard's memoir of her time as Vogue's Paris editor during the years betwen the World Wars I and II and then later in New York. The glamorous tale includes anecdotes about a cast of characters including Coco Chanel, Schiaparelli, Balenciaga, Christian Dior and others.Binding is firm. Black cloth boards with purple stamping are faded at edges but show only light edge wear. Endpapers lightly tanned. Text appears clean and unmarked. Dust jacket is rubbed and scuffed with a number of small chips and tears. Your purchase helps support our small village library. s OE1

New York: David Mckay Company, 1960. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. A fine copy, clean and bright inside and out. In a very good dust jacket--$4.50 price intact--with light wear at spine ends and corners, and two abrasions to rear panel (with slight loss to text of "Contents" list). The autobiography of the former editor of Vogue, with firsthand accounts of life among fashion icons both in New York and Europe, including Coco Chanel and Babe Paley. Scarce.

New York: David Mckay Company, 1960. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good + Jacket. Viii, 312 Pp. Hardcover, First Printing. Important Memoir Of Fashion In Paris And New York By A Key Editor At Vogue, Now A Scarce Book. Book Is Near Fine, Light Rubbing At Edges On Corners And Bottom Edge, Clean, No Marks Or Fraying. Dj Bright And Clean With A Hint Of Fading To Pink Spine And Some Tiny Chips Around Spine Ends And Tips, 1/4" Closed Tear At Bottom Of Rear Panel.

David McKay. hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

McKay:, 1960. The third printing from 1960, 312 pages. "The fashion world is akin to the political world- a good place in which to exert influence people, and give expression to the ego. Like political careers, fashion careers are open to talented, personable amateurs who often rise to fame meteorically, only to fall with the whims of fashion arbiters. This book is about the determined people who make fashion important is one way or another, about their charcters, their eccentricities, their personalitites, and the lives they lead." FINE HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD+ DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: David McKay Company Inc., 1960. Book. Illus. by Gruau. Good. Hardcover. Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 312 pages. "In an entertaining, personal manner, Ballard re-creates the world she moved into as Vogue's editor in Paris in the 1930's. With her, the reader learns about the lives of the women who set the pace for elegance that the great couturiers matched with their creations. Here are the first-hand, behind-the-scenes descriptions of the fascinating ways in which the creations of famous design houses are presented to the public, stories of the adventures involved in fashion editing, the personal histories of famous artists, photographers, mannequins, and best-dressed women on two continents." - from dust jacket (not included). Contents clean and unmarked. Stamp-sized beige mark on front free endpaper where sticker removed. Minor moisture exposure to bottom edge of last few leaves and back fixed endpaper. Includes replica dust… Read More