"Try For Elegance" 1961 LOOVIS, David (SOLD) Ivy League

"Try For Elegance" 1961 LOOVIS, David (SOLD) Ivy LeagueLOOVIS, David [190] pp. Popular Library 1961 6 3 4" x 4 1 4" The bars and bistros, the pads and penthouses of New York a novel of young unmarrieds who try anything for a place in the Manhattan sun. The characters were described as white collar Beats and included Teena, a commuter between Park Avenue and Greenwich Village, and Paul, a bohemian in a Brooks Brothers suit. The author was an Ivy Leaguer who worked at Brooks Brothers Madison Avenue

William Morrow & Co

Jacket design by Ismar David

This magazine was published for 13 years

he is always welcome at Hattie Carnegie's and the Chase Manhattan Bank

13 1/2" x 11"

Also auctioned was Lady Mendl's fine collection of French furniture and objets d'art

the work is filled with anecdotes and recollections of wines and spirits consumed—from the heights of Romanée-Conti to the simple pleasures of beer

Lutens was taken on as an apprentice by a hair salon in Lille

Lindsay is believed to have popularised the aphorism (falsely attributed to Margaret Thatcher): "Anybody seen in a bus over the age of 30 has been a failure in life"

Includes photos

Frame Sz: 14

w/ jockey car mascot & pen holder w/ a dual dial hygrometer