PIERRE BALMAN My Years and Seasons Translated by Edward Lanchbery with GORDON YOUNG First Pub. 1964

PIERRE BALMAN ; My Years and Seasons Translated by Edward Lanchbery with GORDON YOUNG ; 

 The autobiography of the French fashion designer Pierre Balmain (1914-1982). The memoir covers Balmain's upbringing, his first forays into fashion, his time at Lelong with Christian Dior, the establishment and successes of the Balmain couture house and his life outside of the business. 

First Published by CASSELL  ; 1964

Hardcover of 181 plus 1 unnumbered pages ; 40 plates / black & white photographs 

English  0.5kg 

Dust jacket ; Good  - intact  ; small tear and creasing -top end of the spine ; very small tear 0.25 cm front-top- centre ; crease on the front flap ; Front flap is not cut . Note the few small marks on the front cover .

Book ; Very good tight binding ; no writing added however a stamp of a previous owner has been applied to the first blank page ; First and last blank pages have very very slight discoloration  ; no other browning or discoloration . The title page has a light crease from top to bottom .