"Casanova's Chinese Restaurant: A Novel" 1960 POWELL, Anthony Chas Addams

"Casanova's Chinese Restaurant: A Novel" 1960 POWELL, Anthony Chas AddamsPOWELL, Anthony [229] pp. Heinemann 1960 First Printing 7 1 2" x 5 1 4" Jacket design by Broom Lynne VG VG The fifth volume of Powell's epic series "A Dance to the Music of Time" series is set in 1936 37, with the shadow of impending war in the background. Casanovas Chinese Restaurant (1960), the fifth book, finds Nick marrying Isobel Tolland and launching happily into family lifeincluding his new role as brother in law to Isobels many idiosyncratic

The secret of this book's success---and its timelessness---is that it does not seek to impress the reader with a wealth of expert knowledge or advice

In 1936 Oliver Messel designed the set and costumes for the film of Romeo and Juliet produced by MGM in Hollywood

Contents include 47 full-colour plates:

This already-scarce catalogue includes the major portraits of Elsie de Wolfe (by Albert Sterner

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the latest varieties of Venus as well as the counterparts of former belles

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the elusive 1st printing was sold out by the end of December

best known by his nickname Alastair

engaging retro illustrations

Air France's final Concorde flight took place on 27 June 2003 when F-BVFC retired to Toulouse

Sz: 27" x 30"