288 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First U. S. Edition, First Printing Indicated. Near Fine, Slight Fading Along Edges Of Cloth, No Marks. Dust Jacket Priced $15.00, Light Usage, 5/8" Closed Tear At Top Of Front Panel.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

My Blue Notebooks

Publisher

Harper & Row

Publication Date

1979

Language

English

ISBN 10

006011083X

ISBN 13

9780060110833

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Photographs

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

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Europe: History, Art, Culture and Travel

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Synopsis

A fascinating and provocative glimpse into the life of the legendary early twentieth-century courtesan--a Folies-BergFre dancer who became a princess and died a nun, details her many acquaintances including poet Max Jacob, Colette, and Marcel Proust, and vividly discusses her numerous sexual encounters with both men and women. Original.

About the Author

Liane De Pougy, born in 1869, retired from her scandalous life in 1910 to marry a prince. After her husband's death in the mid-1940s, she became a nun and spent the rest of her life as Sister Anne-Marie. She died in 1950.

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