The story of the American heiress whose life united two great and dissimilar families, the Tiffanys and the Freuds, combines the glamour of Little Gloria, Happy At Last with the intimate family portrait of Haywire. 32 pages of rare photographs.
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The story of the American heiress whose life united two great and dissimilar families, the Tiffanys and the Freuds, combines the glamour of Little Gloria, Happy At Last with the intimate family portrait of Haywire. 32 pages of rare photographs.
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Poor. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. Large 8vo. pp.364. ISBN: 0689118708. Signed presentation from the author: "To Victor Ross-a longtime family friend-with best regards Michael John Burlingham. New York City May 29, 2012." Loosely inserted signed letters from the author to Ross: one hand-written & two typed. The letters concern details of the book, publication, and verification of facts, including mention of Eva Rosenfeld's diaries adding "greatly to my portrait of Vienna life 1925-1938." BOOK: "an absorbing saga of the bold Tiffany heiress who gave up a life of Fifth Avenue splendor (sic) for a brilliant odyssey in Freud's Vienna." B/w photographs illustrate the text. Original publisher's handsome quarter cloth binding in brown with green sides, slightly faded, with rose gilt lettering at spine. Dust jacket design features b/w portrait photograph of Dorothy Burlingham by Trudi Fleischmann. / From the library of Victor Ross, born Rosenfeld, whose mother Eva Rosenfeld was a close friend of Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlingham. She is referred to in the diaries and letters of Freud. Victor Ross (1919-2021) was an Austrian Jewish refugee from Nazi occupation who became Chairman of Reader's Digest, Europe, and an author. He conceived and led the 'Thank You Britain' fund in the 1960s, raising £96, 000 (well over £1 million in today's terms) within the Jewish refugee community from central Europe, for a scholarship fund and series of annual lectures at the British Academy. / Dorothy Trimble Tiffany Burlingham (1891&endash; 1979) was the daughter of artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, and the granddaughter of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & Co. She became an American child psychoanalyst and educator. A lifelong friend and partner of Anna Freud, Burlingham is known for her joint work with Freud on the analysis of children. Fine in fine dust jacket. Dust jacket slightly protected by a clear sleeve.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good. First printing 1989 Atheneum, good cover has bump in middle, good glossy dust jacket, tight binding, clean text Prompt, reliable service, shipped next business day. Int'l mailed via first class or priority.
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New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 364 p. 25 cm. Illus. Index. Bibliography. Here is a story that is quintessentially female. Informed by a perceptive commentary, this biography of the woman who was literally the last Tiffany is also a revealing window on America's movement from Victorianism to the post-Freudian modernism.
