Add this copy of Portrait D'Une Seductrice to cart. $24.00, very good condition, Sold by Ken's Book Haven rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Coopersburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Stock.
Add this copy of Portrait D'Une Seductrice to cart. $55.00, good condition, Sold by Structure, Verses, Agency Book rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Spray, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1976 by Stock.
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Seller's Description:
Near Fine. Size: 8vo 8"-9" tall; Sturdy, still tightly bound softcover copy and that has extraordinary provenance and added association value, with minor wear of covers and text-block, but with neither underlining nor highlighting. Perfectly readable, usable copy. Published by Stock, Paris, 1976. A Wikipedia entry about him notes that Jean Chalon (born 8 March 1935) "is a French journalist and writer. He first hesitated before a career as a Spanish teacher before deciding for journalism. He has spent most of his career at Le Figaro. In love with nature, especially trees, and an admirer of famous women, Jean Chalon wrote and published the biographies of many female, holy or courtesan characters, writers or billionaires: Marie Antoinette, Louise de Vilmorin, Natalie Barney, Alexandra David-Néel, Colette, Liane de Pougy, Florence Gould, Thérèse de Lisieux...but also of Lola Flores, a singer and flamenco dancer." 254 pp. French language biography. Laid in is a post-card sent to the previous owner of the book, Charles Reynolds, a small color photograph of an apartment, a letter in its original envelope from December 29, 1976, another small color photograph and with an address on back, "Temple a L'Amitie 20, rue Jacob, Paris, France, June, 1971, and then an extraordinary short typed note, "Extract from a letter received by Charles Reynolds from John Breon on 3/1/72: ..." and which notifies Mr. Reynolds of the passing of the author's mother, Nathalie Barney. Lovely.
