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VAN CLEEF & ARPELS -ANGLAIS-
Very Good copy in a Very Good dust wrapper of a lavishly illustrated volume about Van Cleef & Arpels,"...a symbol of the French spirit that has succeeded in establishing its exceptionally high standards beyond its borders." Title on dust wrapper reads: "Van Cleef & Arpels" but on the title page the title reads:"Discovering Van Cleef & Arpels." Dust wrapper has no tears and only slight smudging from shelf wear. Cover photo is of a Chardon Clip. Backcover photo is of a Zip necklace. Spine photo is of a Foret ring. Dark brown boards have the dust wrapper title and the publisher information stamped. No marks, clean text. Certain pages fall open. Binding is tight. 103 pages. Fourth Edition. Learn the history from the very beginning of the House. Chapter titles: Memory; An Imaginative World; Style; Nature; Sophistication; Femininity; Metamorphosis; Glamour; Unity; Simplicity. Includes "Milestones" which consist of "The History of a Great Name" and"The History of a Style." 43 illustrations within the text are explained and credited on six pages. From rear dust wrapper:"Some names go hand in hand with a power and fascination. Their infuence seems to have no bounds, as neither time nor space curb their expansion. Van Cleef & Arpels is one of those names. For more than a century now, this Place Vendome establishment has instituted its style and name as the most desirable in High Jewelry...Gifted with a power of metamorphosis, Van Cleef & Arpels deftly combines glamour with nature, and sophistication with simplicity -- just like the woman who chooses to wear it." 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall