"Mistinguett: Queen Of The Paris Night" 1954 MISTINGUETT Gucci of Italy

"Mistinguett: Queen Of The Paris Night" 1954 MISTINGUETT Gucci of ItalyMISTINGUETT [247] pp. Elek Books 19549" x 6" VG VG Mistinguett symbolised a particular period of the Parisian story. From the Folies and Moulin to some of the greatest stages of the early twentieth century. For many a woman, to be remembered for her legs would be a dispiriting experience, not so for Mistinguette whose legs were insured for 500 000 francs. She was proud of that. When she died Cocteau noted drily that it was appropriate that she should

Julian Messner

w/ 58 lovely full-page engraved plates of cuisine and table adornments

Hand-written Parisien restaurant menus du 12 Juin 1909 featuring fanciful four course culinary images: Le Potage/ Les Vins/ Les Legumes/ & Le Fromage

The star of the 1960s TV series "The Avengers" recalls his unusual childhood and familial relationships and the adventures and misadventures of his later life as a celebrity

meet and fall in love in Hollywood

Djo-Bourgeois

and was decorated for her wartime work

Thomas Catling

' Daily Telegraph

lapis lazuli

Includes works by Stanley Spencer

Brand: Pietro Beretta