Maurice Roland: The Page Of My Life. Dedication To Baba De Faucigny Lucinge

Amusing collection of poems, the Page of my life, written by Maurice Rostand, published in 1913 by Fasquelle. It carries a friendly dedication to Princess Gui de Lucinge nicknamed Baba in her time. Maurice Rostand (1891-1968), is the son of the famous Edmond Rostand, playwright, and the poet Rosemonde Gérard. Immersed in the world of literature, theater, and Parisian high society, he will be a prominent personality in the interwar period, not hiding his preference. He is the friend of Sarah Bernard, Cocteau, Proust and Léon Daudet, and collaborates on famous magazines. Liliane Mathilde de Faucigny-Lucinge (1902-1945), is a personality of the international elite. Her family, the Beaumont D'Erlanger, had their hotel decorated by José Maria Sert, and financed Dali at the beginning. Friend of Marie Laure de Noailles, of Princess Paley (née Romanov), who was the wife of Lucien Lelong, the star couturier of the Belle Époque, she became a model for him. Her nickname Baba thus certainly comes from the Russian. She is considered one of the most beautiful women in Paris. crossing the whirlwind of Parisian partying. This explains the allusion to the one-step, a fashionable dance in the 20s. The book is on common paper, yellowed, but the binding is pleasant with its sober vellum spine, gold-stamped title and its covers covered with handmade papers. Good general condition.