Allure by Diana Vreeland
By Diana Vreeland with Christopher Hemphill --Signed boldly by Vreeland in red
New York: Doubleday & Co., 1980. First edition. A nice copy of the first (original) edition, in a nice dust jacket. Allure is made up of Vreeland's inspirations distilled from her famous office wall--images of beauty, style & allure. Baroness Olga de Meyer. Miss Mary Taylor. Maria Callas, Anna Magnani, Greta Garbo, Princess Berar, Marchesa Casati, Elsa Maxwell, Penelope Tree, Barbara Hutton, Vicomtesse de Noailles, Colette, Christian Berard, Fred Astaire, Photographers include Cecil Beaton, Man Ray, Baron de Meyer, Edward Steichen, Richard Avedon, Martin Munkasci, Horst, Guy Boudin, Deborah Turbeville, George Hoyningen-Huene etc.
Hardcover, very good condition. (The jacket has very light wear, light age-toning and edgewear, a faint stain on top right corner of jacket front (see photo)--since the photo was taken jacket has been slipped into a protective plastic sleeve and looks very good.)
