Bals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century
by Nicholas Foulkes
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1614280002
- ISBN 13
- 9781614280002
- Seller
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Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
FOULKES, Nicholas. Bals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century. Assouline, 2011.
From the twilight of the Romanov dynasty through les années folles of Art Deco Paris to the jet-set seventies, Bals explores the nine most exceptional private costume parties of the twentieth century, in the most beautiful book ever produced on the subject. In addition to social commentary from (or about) colourful characters—including Paul Poiret, Truman Capote, and Cecil Beaton, who immortalized these extraordinary balls—Jacqueline de Ribes, Hélène David-Weill, and Marisa Berenson share their vivid souvenirs in first-person narratives. This is the ultimate book on such a unique and captivating theme. Includes a section on Truman Capote's Black and White Ball.
HB (ISBN: 9781614280002). 308 pp; 250+ illustrations. Folio, original cloth. Fine in original luxury slipcase (corners slightly bumped)
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- Bookseller
- Chase Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CRB160`
- Title
- Bals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century
- Author
- Nicholas Foulkes
- Format/Binding
- Original cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1614280002
- ISBN 13
- 9781614280002
- Publisher
- Assouline
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Pages
- 308
- Size
- Folio
- Keywords
- cecil beaton, truman capote, black and white ball, proust
- Bookseller catalogs
- Capote and the Swans;
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