First UK edition. 200pp. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine. Lightly bumped spine heel. Stains to bottom of front cover (pictured). Top text block edge tanning; just affects pages. Decorative endpapers. Signed and inscribed by author and subject on title page 'For Ann, with my most sincere respect and thanks for all your cheerful helpfulness - Charles Spencer 5.10.70 Erte 5-10-70'. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, light chipping to edges, small loss at rear of bottom, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. 4to. Charts the career of the Russian-born French artist and designer who was a 20th-century artist and designer in an array of fields, including fashion, jewellery, graphic arts, costume and set design for film, theatre, and opera, and interior decor. .
Signed Books, fashion, art
