A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of the Good Life

Slim Aarons

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ISBN 10: 0060100168 ISBN 13: 9780060100162
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First Edition, First Printing. Published by Harper and Row, 1975. Folio. Hardcover. Book is good, with water stains along the bottom page ends with curling, tears to the title page and half title page from when they were stuck together ; viewing and reading copy only. A good copy of this collection looking into the lives of American high society in the 1950's, 60's and 70's. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 321666

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From the front flap of this 190 page book: "'A Wonderful Time' captures magnificently the life of America's elite from coast to coast, in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Acapulco. Drawing from thousands of pictures taken since World War II on assignments for 'Holiday', 'Town & Country', 'Harper's Bazaar', 'Life'. 'Vogue', 'Travel & Leisure', and other publications, Slim Aarons has put together the best of them - many never published before - with a narrative of his experiences and impressions while photographing American aristocrats on their estates and at play at their favorite resorts. Here are the Cushings of Newport, The Fords of Grosse Pointe, and the Rockefellers of New York; here are the kings and queens of Beverly Hills playing croquet, the Cabots sailing off Boston's North Shore, and Barry Goldwarer on the range in Arizona. Here are the Whitneys entertaining on Long Island, the Armours in their pool in Lake Forest, the Klebergs on their Texas ranch. and the scions of Palm Beach, San Francisco, and New York having a wonderful time." And from the rear cover: "'A Wonderful Time' is a book about Snowmass, Tom Watson, Nonie Phipps, Harold Vanderbilt, CeeZee Guest, Commander Whitehead, Lilly Pulitzer, New Orleans, T.S. Eloit, Jamaica, Minnie Cushing, Washington, Damon Gadd, Mrs. Atwater Kent, the Rockefellers, The King Ranch, Merle Oberon, Sugarbush, Cecil Beaton, Scottsdale, Brenda Frazier, Baltimore, Angie Duke, Palm Beach, Eva Gabor, Acapulco, Burl Ives, the Duchess of Windsor, La Jolla, Peter Widener, Babe Paley, Nassau, Roger Lion Gardiner, Mary Hemingway, Stowe, Mike Phipps, Bailey's Beach, Gloria Guinness, The Exumas, Herb Caen, Romanoff's, Mrs. William Randolph Hearst, Jock Whitney, The Bath and Tennis Club, Mary Martin, Aspen, Truman Capote, Hobe Sound, Cobina Wright, Howard Hughes, The Waldorf, Fleur Cowles, Peter Pulitzer, The Myopia Hunt Club, Dolly Fritz, and a lot of other people having a wonderful time."

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Title: A Wonderful Time: An Intimate Portrait of ...
Publisher: Harper and Row
Publication Date: 1975
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Edition.

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Condition: Good. 1st edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G+. unpaginated [ approx 250pp ], colour & b/w illustrations throughout, spine & edge sunned dustjacket worn along the edges with a little loss & 2 repaired tears. Aaron's famous study work, which, in his own words was 'photographing attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places'. Slim Aarons [ 1916 - 2006 ] American photographer noted for his images of socialites, jet-setters and celebrities. In Alfred Hitchcock's film, Rear Window Jimmy Stewart's apartment is reputed to be based on Aarons' apartment. 1850 grams. Seller Inventory # 60214

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing as stated. Overall, the book is bright and attractive. Faint foxing to the end pages, otherwise no major signs of wear or aging. The price-clipped dust jacket is worn at the corners and spine ends and lightly age darkened on the rear panel. Color photographs throughout. Seller Inventory # 003480

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Hardcover. 1st edition. Pictorial dj; navy blue clotj covers, gilt lettering. Approximately 250 pages : illustrations. Captures the lives of America's elite from coast to coast. Picures are bold and beautiful (if not pretentious). Contents: Vermont -- Boston -- Newport -- The bedroom communities of New York -- New York -- Bermuda -- Baltimore, Washington, and Virginia -- Palm Beach -- The Bahamas -- New Orleans -- Grosse Pointe -- Jamaica -- Chicago -- The Southwest -- Aspen and Vail -- San Francisco -- Beverly Hills -- Southern California -- Acapulco. G+/G, dj shows wear and has tears at spine and edges nad soiling along edges. Covers and pages are clean and tight. May have some foxing on text block but does not creep into pages. Seller Inventory # 182668

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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher: Harper & Row, New York, 1974. NEAR FINE folio size hardcover in gilt-stamped, dark blue, cloth-covered boards in a NEAR FINE mylar-protected, price-clipped dust-jacket. , Lavishly illustrated wit photos in color and black and white. A tor de force. First Edition, First Printing. Seller Inventory # 2309260005

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 250pgs.Color and black and white illustrations throughout. Embossed gilt titled blue cloth. Stated first edition, Author inscription and signature on the front flyleaf. The last page has paper loss running vertically down the inner hinge. The lower corner of the front panel is bumped. Unclipped pictorial jacket has a tiny hole on the upper edge, with light soiling and a couple of stubbles to the rear panel of the DJ, which is in a mylar sleeve. The book " captures magnificently the life of America's elite from coast to coast, in Bermuda, the Caribbean, and Acapulco. Drawing from thousands of pictures taken since World War II on assignments for 'Holiday', 'Town & Country', 'Harper's Bazaar', 'Life'. 'Vogue', 'Travel & Leisure', and other publications, Slim Aarons has put together the best of them - many never published before - with a narrative of his experiences and impressions while photographing American aristocrats on their estates and at play at their favorite resorts. Size: Small Folio. Signed and Inscribed. Seller Inventory # 033202

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