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ria9781476694399_inpPaperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world's most important galleries. As a young woman in the male-dominated society of late paperback
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B9781476694399Paperback / softback. New. <p> This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world's most important galleries. As a young woman in the male-dominated society of late 18th century France she was denied an artistic education and forced to nurture her passion outside the restrictions of conventional schooling. Vigee Le Brun's vibrant art in addition to her charm and beauty caught the attention of Queen Marie-Antoinette who honored her as her chosen painter. At the pinnacle of her fame and fortune however the Revolution forced Vigee Le Brun to flee Old Regime France leaving everything behind except her only child. </p><p> Drawn from her memoirs archival research and reexamination of the judgment of her contemporaries this book paints a fascinating picture of a single working mother who survived because of her cachet charisma and artistic talent. Cast on a storm-tossed continent solely reliant on her palette she produced some of her major works during her twelve-year exile returning to France to continue her work after Napoleon had restored stability. Her story is one of triumph adversity perseverance and ultimately peace.</p> paperback
A9781476694399Paperback / softback. New. <p> This biography follows the remarkable life of Louise-Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun whose portraits of European royalty and nobility hang in many of the world's most important galleries. As a young woman in the male-dominated society of late 18th century France she was denied an artistic education and forced to nurture her passion outside the restrictions of conventional schooling. Vigee Le Brun's vibrant art in addition to her charm and beauty caught the attention of Queen Marie-Antoinette who honored her as her chosen painter. At the pinnacle of her fame and fortune however the Revolution forced Vigee Le Brun to flee Old Regime France leaving everything behind except her only child. </p><p> Drawn from her memoirs archival research and reexamination of the judgment of her contemporaries this book paints a fascinating picture of a single working mother who survived because of her cachet charisma and artistic talent. Cast on a storm-tossed continent solely reliant on her palette she produced some of her major works during her twelve-year exile returning to France to continue her work after Napoleon had restored stability. Her story is one of triumph adversity perseverance and ultimately peace.</p> paperback
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B9781716036675Hardback. New. hardcover
440 pages. Index. With 11 full page plates. Green cloth covers. Gilt title on front cover and spine.
1928201834Berlin, de Gruyter, 1928. IX, 262 S. OLwd. Einbd fleckig u. gelockert. Rücken überklebt. Sign. a. Rücken u. Vorsatz, St. a. Titel. Einzelne (farb.) Anstreich.
0316499218.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1850HIST0919Berlin, K. W. Krüger'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung 1850. Kl.-8°. 509 S. u. 2. nn. Bll. (Inh.). Leinenbd. d. Zeit mit geprägtem Rückentitel. Kapitale leicht berieben, Ecken bestoßen. Innen etwas gebräunt u. stockfleckig. Titelbl. a. unteren Rand mit verblasstem Besitzstempel. Spiegel mit Exlibris.
7027Paris, au bureau d'abonnement, broché, 16,5x25 cm, 552 pages.
1948KHa0336Stuttgart (Ernst Klett) 1948 (= Erste Auflage). 8°, Orignalkarton (Hardcover), 72 S., 1
190179110London and New York:: Ernest Nister; E. P. Dutton & Co. ca. 1901. publisher's cloth-backed boards illustrated in color. Aside from the damage noted above a fine copy. 8vo. Illustrated with pen and ink illustrations and six color plates transformed from one image to another by means of lifting the lower half. One of these plates is damaged--it moves but is damaged along the central portion affecting an area about 1/2" in depth. . Ernest Nister; E. P. Dutton & Co., hardcover
2019ASAP-9781839375507M.Hill Didactics Co. 2019. New. M.Hill Didactics Co. unknown
2019ASAP-9781839375507M.Hill Didactics Co. 2019. New. M.Hill Didactics Co. unknown
196253293London: Victor Gollancz Ltd 1962. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo 19cm; red paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; 67-1893pp. Bookplate signed by the author loosely laid in. Hint of sunning to spine a few tiny indentations to upper and lower board edges with subtle tanning to text edges and a tiny spot to lower edge of textblock; contents are quite fresh without foxing; Very Good or better lacking the dustjacket. Le Carré's second novel and the second book to feature master spy George Smiley set in a small town and centered around an elite private school. BARZUN & TAYLOR 1361; HUBIN p.249. Victor Gollancz Ltd unknown books
196860630New York: William Heinemann Ltd 1968. First Edition. First Impression. Octavo 22.25cm; plum-colored paper-covered boards with titles stamped in gilt on spine; dustjacket; x3064pp. Light wear subtle offsetting from jacket flaps onto endpapers; Near Fine. In the first state dustjacket without text on the rear panel; unclipped priced 30s net with gentle sunning to spine and some mild surface wear; Near Fine. Le Carré's first standalone novel and the first not to feature recurring character George Smiley. HUBIN p.249. William Heinemann Ltd unknown
197099925132Cercle Historia 1970, In Cercle Historia 1970, In-8 reliure éditeur, 454 pages. Bon état.
Cercle Historia 1970, In-8 reliure éditeur, 454 pages. Bon état.
3324Paris, Editions Jules Tallandier, 1946, broché, 12x18,5 cm, 315 pages.
19791359520PH. Very Good. 1979. Soft Cover. International Reprint Edition cover may be different from what is pictured but contents are the same. . PH paperback
2 voll. in 16, pp. (48) + 544; 592 + (16) con 51 tavv. f. t. inc. all'acquaf. tra cui molti ritratti, monete, una carta dell'Inghilterra e alcune vedute di citta'. P. pg. ottocentesca con fr. e tasselli al d. Edizione originale di questa corposa opera del Leti dedicata a Massimiliano II Duca di Baviera. Il Leti, divenuto protestante a Ginevra, passo' , in seguito in Francia e poi, a causa delle persecuzioni verso i protestanti, si trasferi' in Inghilterra. Scrisse il Teatro Britannico per ordine di Carlo II, ma proprio a causa di questa pubblicazione dovette riparare in Olanda (1682). Qui pubblico' la vita di Cromwell. Graesse, IV, 183.
1933167804Los Angeles: RKO Radio Pictures 1933. Vintage pressbook for the 1933 film. <br /> <br /> Based on the 1926 novel by Lester Cohen who also wrote the screenplay. A widowed businessman hopes to bequeath his department store to his children after his death-only to realize that they are disinterested incompetent or simply unable to manage the business. <br /> <br /> Set in Chicago.<br /> <br /> 12 x 18 inches. Ten pages side-stapled. Near Fine. RKO Radio Pictures unknown
1997MDATA00133Partner Press 1997-01-01. Paperback. New. Finger Frolics 2 by Cromwell Liz; Kobe Liz Cromwell; Hibner Dixie; Faitel.<BR><ul><li>Help Improve Comprehension Skills</li><li>Enliven Teaching Instruction</li><li>Illustrate & Reinforce Skills & Concepts</li><li>Relieve Anxiety and Boredom - Teaching Aids Help Present Information in a New and Exciting Way</li></ul> Partner Press paperback