1984, ISBN: 9780517555576

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. BOOK: Front Free Endpaper Missing; Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Ligh… Mehr…

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc. BOOK: Front Free Endpaper Missing; Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Moderately Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Lightly Creased; Lightly Chipped; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. SUB-TITLE: The Very Candid Autobiography of Baron Philippe de Rothschild. ALSO KNOWN AS: First published in Great Britain in 1984 under the title Milady Vine by Jonathan Cape Ltd., 30 Bedford Square, London WC1, England. DESIGNED BY: Rhea Braunstein. JACKET PHOTO BY: Brassai. JACKET DESIGN BY: James K. Davis. CONTENTS: About Joan; About the Rothschilds; I All the Sounds of the Earth; II How Many Miles to Babylon?; III It's the Wrong Time and the Wrong Place; Monsieur de Rothschild's Works; Photographs appear following Pages 82 and 242. SYNOPSIS: As rare, warm, tantalizing and provocative as the wine he loves, Baron Philippe de Rothschild's autobiography is an irresistible delight to be savored and enjoyed. A best seller in England, critics have called Baron Philippe racy, arch and disarmingly boastful and marveled at the glee he takes in the scandals he has provoked and at his shameless descriptions of countless romantic conquests. Whether he's confessing to private grief or public scandal, Baron Philippe de Rothschild shares his secrets with unbridled enthusiasm. Packed with spicy stories, many a tad wicked and all unabashedly revealing, this is a deliciously different and totally entertaining memoir. Still going strong at the age of eighty-three--"I often think of myself as a boy in an old man's body"--Baron Philippe de Rothschild remains a bon vivant whose passion for wine, women and fast cars has never masked his business genius or his courage in the face of adversity. He writes frankly about his wild boyhood--"I earned my reputation, the worst in Paris"--and his pride at being entrusted with the management of the family vineyards when he was twenty. At this tender age, Philippe began building his empire and in a few years his innovations at Mouton had revolutionized the wine industry. But this is not only a story of victories and high living. When the Nazis marched into Paris in 1940, Philippe fled to Morocco, where he was imprisoned for eight months. Since his family was Jewish, their property was confiscated. Philippe eventually made a daring escape, enlisted in the army of the Free French and at war's end learned that his wife had perished in a concentration camp. His seemingly boundless energy remains undiminished today. Most recently he has teamed with California vintner Robert Mondavi to produce a fabulous wine from a French grape grown in the Napa Valley. Baron Philippe is the product of a unique collaboration between raconteur Baron Philippe de Rothschild and writer Joan Littlewood, one of the founders of Britain's Theatre Workshop, who has been called the "wild woman of British theatre." A pivotal force in the development of twentieth-century theatre, she now lives in Vienne, France.. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Fair/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Crown Publishers, Inc., 2.5<

1984, ISBN: 0517555573

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[EAN: 9780517555576], Usato, buono stato, [SC: 58.2], [PU: Crown], Biography & Autobiography|Rich & Famous, Jacket, Crown hardcover, 1st edition/1st printing, clean/tight, No marks/tears or signs of use; Fine in a Fine (price-clipped) jacket (like New). We will add a custom fitted mylar cover, bubble-wrap the book and ship it in a BOX with delivery confirmation/tracking., Books<

1985, ISBN: 0517555573

[EAN: 9780517555576], Usato, buono stato, [SC: 8.18], [PU: Crown], Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780517555576], Usato, buono stato, [SC: 8.18], [PU: Crown], Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Books<