After jacques louis david (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first impression with '1' on copyright page. DATED, DOODLED, SIGNED BY AND INSCRIBED TO THE AUTHOR IN BLACK PEN ON TITLE PAGE 'To my darling Ian from Ann x 14 Feb 2008', doodled with heart shape 'Ian Kelly'. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, slight lean, some yellowing to page block, not price clipped (£20.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy. 578pp, illustrated. Beau Brummell's life is a riveting story of unparalleled fame, fashion and admiration followed by a descent into poverty and madness. The man who put Savile Row on the map, who could win friends, political arguments or the favours of women with apparent effortlessness, and who was responsible for some of the wittiest put downs in history, Brummell created the myth of the British gent typified by wit, style, sex, and the finest tailoring in the world. In this biography, Ian Kelly brings the clothes, fashions and people of Regency England vividly to life. Scarce signed. Jacket after Jacques Louis David (illustratore). Signed by Author(s).…

Condizione: Good. Etching and engraving. 16.8 x 21.5 cm. (sheet). Very Good, margins trimmed, sheet mounted on paper support.