KENTUCKY ART & FASHION Cecil BEATON, Salvador DALI

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E N T H U S I A S T ART BOOKS and FINE ART We purchase Artist Estates as well as art libraries and our goal is to provide a constantly replenished veritable "candystore" of rare and out-of-print books, catalogs and fine art for the lover of American and European prints and paintings... We are offering the following: "KENTUCKY COUNTESS, Mona Bismarck in Art and Fashion", University of Kentucky Art Museum, Lexington, 1997. Soft Cover. Book Condition: MINT. Quarto size. 76 pages; color frontispiece by Dali; many b/w photographs by Cecil Beaton, including a small 'portfolio' of 5 photos circa 1930. A colorful character, Mona was born Mona Travis Strader in Louisville, Kentucky in 1897 to Robert Sims Strader and his wife, Bird O'Shockeny. Married Harrison Williams. In 1933, Mona was named "The Best Dressed Woman in the World" by Chanel, Molyneux, Vionnet, Lelong and Lanvin, becoming the first American to be so honored. The Duchess of Windsor (1934) and Elsie de Wolfe (1935) would also earn that title. In "Ridin' High", (1936) Cole Porter sang: "What do I care if Mrs. Harrison Williams is the best dressed woman in town?" In 1943, Mona's portrait was painted by Salvador Dalí. RARE ephemera for the serious collector! **********See below for our COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS! PLEASE READ the description provided above carefully prior to purchase, and please examine the photo or photos provided, since those detail exactly what you are purchasing. If you have any questions please email us prior to purchase. We have thousands of happy customers all around the world! Thank you for your WONDERFUL Feedback! We are downsizing a large art library and large art collection--please see our other listings by visiting our Enthusiast Books Store by clicking w you will find convenient ways of searching our inventory of art books and original fine art by subcategories as well as keywords. PAYMENT IS EXPECTED WITHIN 7 DAYS FROM PURCHASE. SHIPPING: We ship only via USPS. All items are packed with excellent protection against damage—see our feedback for praise of our shipping. Although our standardized information indicates a shipping/handling time of several days [in case we take a long weekend and such], generally we ship next business day following payment. PayPal will send you an email with tracking information, so keep same so you can follow up on status in the event of any Postal delay. Charges for domestic and international shipping are set forth elsew in this listing. OPTIONAL CHARGES: If buyer wishes delivery to be signed for, please also contact us for additional cost. Books and catalogs purchased will be shipped media mail [typically 2-9 business days], or in the case of light packages, first class [2-5 business days typically]; Original art works are typically shipped Priority Mail. If buyer wishes a more expedited postal delivery, please contact us and we will advise as to the additional charge. COMBINED SHIPPING DISCOUNTS: If shipment will be within the United States, purchases of items made from us on the SAME DAY may be combined for shipping cost savings if the items to be combined are of the same general type [examples-books and catalogues with books and catalogues; oil painting with other oil paintings; unframed works of art on paper with other unframed works of art on paper etc.]. In that case, email us following your purchase for a special COMBINED invoice pursuant to which a 25% discount off posted shipping price for the second item will be extended, and a 50% discount off the posted shipping price(s) will be extended for the third and subsequent items so purchased that same day. Again, the foregoing applies only to domestic shipments. It is possible that in some cases a similar courtesy can be extended for international shipments, but, because of the Post Office limitations on package size, weight, content etc., an international buyer must contact us in ADVANCE to confirm whether any such courtesy may be extended for the particular items desired. W... read more

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