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Bals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century

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From the twilight of the Romanov dynasty through les années folles of Art Deco Paris to the jet-set seventies, Bals explores the nine most exceptional private costume parties of the twentieth century, in the...

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Nicholas Foulkes is a British historian, author, and journalist who has written books on subjects as diverse as James Bond, porcelain, and the trench coat. He is best known for his critically acclaimed trilogy of nineteenth-century histories: Scandalous Society, a biography of Count d’Orsay; Dancing Into Battle; and Gentlemen and Blackguards. In addition to Bals and High Society, he has written four other books for Assouline. Foulkes is luxury editor of British GQ, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Finch’s Quarterly Review, and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair.

The Legends Collection

Bals: Legendary Costume Balls of the Twentieth Century

€195

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Page count

308 pages

Number of illustrations

250+

Language

English

Released on

October 2011

Dimensions

W 28 x L 35 x D 5 cm

Cover materials

Hardcover in a Luxury Slipcase

ISBN

9781614280002

Weight

3.629 kg

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