“Vreeland . . . spotted, attracted, and showcasedthe most talented designers, photographers, illustrators, models, and fashionicons and gave their genius a glamorous theater. This book is a beautifultribute to her.” —Diane Von Furstenberg “Eleanor Dwight's great achievement is. . . anuanced portrait of a twentieth-century woman, socially liberated andintellectually unfettered, a modern careerist who never shed her Edwardianproprieties, a woman in full.” —Harold Koda, directorof the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtEleanor Dwightdelivers the definitive biography of Diana Vreeland, the twentieth century’smost influential fashion editor. Lavishly illustrated with exclusivephotographs and personal materials from the legendary style maker's privatecollection, and featuring a new preface from Vogue’s André LeonTalley, Diana Vreeland is an indispensible look at a grand dame of greatcouture.

Diana Vreeland: An Illustrated Biography

Dwight, Eleanor

Humor & Entertainment

Harper Paperbacks

Diana Vreeland

Harper

The Gilded Age tells the fascinating story of a dynamic era in America, from the 1870s to the early years of the twentieth century, when enormous fortunes were made and lost overnight. This dazzling book provides a glimpse into the period that has left us a legacy of art and architecture derived from European culture. Excerpts from the writings of America's brilliant author Edith Wharton and her contemporaries including Henry James and Mark Twain, coupled with beautiful reproductions of paintings by John Singer Sargent, William Merritt Chase, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, and others, make this a charming souvenir of the time. The writers' critical and amusing descriptions of the competitive building of mansions, art collecting, and social rituals provide a lively commentary of a time in which such fascinating personalities as J.P. Morgan, Isabella Stewart Gardner, and Mrs. Caroline Schermerhorn Astor played an important role.

The Gilded Age: Edith Wharton and Her Contemporaries

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Universe

In this first fully illustrated biography of American writer Edith Wharton, the author combines insightful personal history with comparisons of how elements of Wharton's life and milieu were reflected in her writing. The more than 300 illustrations include numerous personal photos--some taken by Wharton herself.

Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life: An Illustrated Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Harry N. Abrams

A detailed, illustrated examination of Edith Wharton's life provides a look at the social and political atmosphere in which she lived, offering insights into how her personal history affected her writing. BOMC Div. Reader's Subscription Bk Serv Alt.

Edith Wharton: An Extraordinary Life

Harry N.Abrams, Inc.

Tie Breaker tells the history of tennis in the 20th century from its grass court, amateur play beginnings to the celebrity, money-driven, and world-televised, professional sport it is today. The story begins with the first national championships at Newport's Casino, the cradle of American tennis and continues to the mid-century when the sport became popular and less exclusive, and concludes by talking about tennis today with its huge money prizes, and appeal as a spectator sport. This beautifully illustrated book also centers on Jimmy Van Alen, an energetic personality, nicknamed the Newport Bolshevik, for both his conservative and revolutionary opinions. A lifelong lover of tennis, Jimmy's goal was to lead tennis into the next century, reforming its traditional and often confusing scoring rules. His solution was VASSS (Van Alen Simplified Scoring System), a scoring system which was easily understood and included the tiebreaker. By 1970, the tiebreaker was accepted and used at the U.S. Open and other major tournaments, and it enabled the showing of matches on TV, which are hugely popular today. In addition to telling how Jimmy saved the Casino in the early 1950's and founded the International Tennis Hall of Fame, Tie Breaker deals with many important tennis personalities of the past, including: Bobby Riggs, Bud Collins, Gardner Mulloy, Rod Laver, and Pancho Gonzales.

Tie Breaker: Jimmy Van Alen and Tennis in the 20th Century

Sports & Outdoors

Racket Sports

Maria Teresa Train Mtt Scala

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