A Wonderful Time. An intimate portrait of the good life.
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, [1974]. 4to. First edition. Original navy cloth, with gilt lettering to the spine and front board. Illustrated throughout with colour and black and white photographs by Slim Aarons. Contents clean with no ownership marks. The unclipped d/w is slightly faded on the spine and slightly rubbed to the front top corner. Fine in near fine d/w. Item #9262
'A Wonderful Life 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.' From the section on Palm Beach: 'The large house with the tower [..] is Mar-A-Lago, the estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post Close Hutton Davies May, mother of Nedenia Hutton Robertson (stage name, Dina Merrill). This mansion designed by [Joseph] Urban and Marion Sims Wyeth, drew its most awe-inspiring comment from legendary architect Addison Mizner. Mizner gazed silently at the house for some time, then turned to a friend. "My God," he said gently. "Harry Thaw shot the wrong architect."'
A superb copy.
Price: £500.00