The Walk to Elsie's Luxury Edition (2 Volumes) Hutton Wilkinson / Flynn Kuhner

Description: ABOUT THIS BOOK: A limited, luxury edition of 1000 numbered sets. This bespoke edition is presented in a gold-stamped, linen slipcase which features original artwork by mid-century artist Tony Duquette, the first American to have a one-man show at the Louvre in 1951. Both hardcover books feature gilded edges and include hundreds of original illustrations by Mr. Duquette, never published before, and printed in a four-color process to fully capture their sepia tones.Book One: The Walk to Elsie s: 400 pagesBook Two: The Walk from Elsie s: 236 pagesSYNOPSIS:Elsie de Wolfe, seventy-¬five year old superstar, must abandon her beloved Villa Trianon at Versailles in advance of the invading Nazi army. It only takes a minute for the world s first professional interior decorator, a tastemaker to kings and the world s original Queen of Branding , to proclaim that she is going Hollywood... to be with the royalty of America! The movie stars!Tony Duquette flees the town of Three Rivers, Michigan, realizing that he has to make a new life for himself and his family. With his father s financial ruin, the teenager knows that it is up to him to provide for his parents and siblings, and he intends to do so by making a name for himself in Hollywood.Inevitably, the two stars collide to form their own galaxy. What ensues is a midcentury romp across continents and café society featuring the most glamorous globetrotters of their day: Cole Porter, Billy Haines, Louis B. Mayer, Vincente Minnelli, Judy Garland, Christian Dior, Carlos de Beistegui, Doris Duke, the Windsors, and dozens more!Authors Hutton Wilkinson and Flynn Kuhnert have written a pair of novels, imparting inside knowledge of a woman who wasn t born rich or beautiful but made herself both. As historical fiction, they share for the first time inside knowledge of Elsie de Wolfe, who d entrusted her life s secrets to Tony Duquette. This Auntie Mame tale carries the reader on a lavish adventure across the United States and Europe, between the years 1932 and 1951, as young Tony becomes Elsie de Wolfe s last great protégé.Based on a true story, The Walk To Elsie's is a tale of irrepressible joy amidst loss, determined rebirth, self-invention, and most importantly, continuance. It is a journey, which irrevocably binds together two diverse personalities... a pair of iconoclasts who just happen to be the most fabled of 20th century tastemakers.Condition: Very Good. 2 Book Set (Book 1 and 2) with Slip Case. Luxury Collector's Edition. Limited Numbered Edition #742 of 1000 copies. Click on Photo to see actual item. Same or next day shipping (weekdays and Saturdays)! Packed in a BOX with padding. Ships from California. Pages: not written on, clean, bright, odor free. Dust Jacket: clean, bright, edges - light bumping to parts of edges. Gilt edges with attached bookmark.

Price: 199 USD

Location: Van Nuys, California

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