His previous books include The First Time Father and A History of Tennis
Abandoning furniture and furnishings he turned to monumental wrought iron work
'Collections de la Villa de Lady Mendl' whose contents were auctioned off in Paris at Hotel George V
The story continues from there
His work was consistently brilliant and always formally "right
"Wars I Have Seen" 1945 STEIN, Gertrude Vanity Fair His previous books include TheSTEIN, Gertrude [191] pp. B. T. Batsford Ltd. 1945 8 3 4" x 5 7 8" w wraparound jacket design by Cecil Beaton VG VG Jacket design by Cecil Beaton The great modernist writer describes the wars she experienced during her lifetime, but most particularly World War II, just then coming to its conclusion. During the Nazi occupation, Stein retreated to Bilignin, her country home, and in this book, she extols the virtues of the rural Frenchmen, as exemplified