"The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars" 1927 DEKOBRA, Maurice (SOLD) Luggage

"The Madonna Of The Sleeping Cars" 1927 DEKOBRA, Maurice (SOLD) LuggageDEKOBRA, Maurice [309] pp. Grosset & Dunlap 1927 Seventh Edition 7 1 2" x 5 1 4" Jacket design by Nanki Its the story of two tremendously charming characters who embark on a glamorous adventure on the Orient Expressand find themselves on a thrilling ride across Europe and into the just barely unveiled territories of psychoanalysis and revolutionary socialism. Gerard Selimantechnically, a Princeis so discouraged by the demise of his marriage that he

He was notable for his paintings and sculptures of Africa's animals

and the other four Pantagruel

Graham and MORLEY

and failed actresses who may or may not also be call girls

from Cape May to the Canadian border

reflected through the lens of his town and country idylls

Christina Onassis used to have Diet Coke flown to her by private jet

to give us the pleasure of ornament before we even knew we wanted it

presided over the exalted kitchen of the elegant Manhattan restaurant La Caravelle in the 1960s and ’70s

*w/ slight stain on the corner*

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A reference book on etiquette