Henrietta Moraes, reformed drunk, ex-drug addict, model of Francis Bacon and Lucien Freud, and wife of Indian poet, Dom Moraes, tells her autobiography, from her convent girlhood in Peckham Rye to the pubs and jazz clubs of Soho in the 1950s. An habituee of the French Pub and the Colony Room, friend to John Minton, George Melly, Francis Wyndham, Bacon and Lucien Freud, she left Soho and Chelsea for the hippy life in the 1960s. From the life in a caravan to a Guinness mansion in Ireland, from LSD to heroin, Henrietta goes from one extreme to another. Finally, she has to come to terms with her alcoholism. Given three months to live, she gives up the drink and finds a new life.
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Henrietta Moraes, reformed drunk, ex-drug addict, model of Francis Bacon and Lucien Freud, and wife of Indian poet, Dom Moraes, tells her autobiography, from her convent girlhood in Peckham Rye to the pubs and jazz clubs of Soho in the 1950s. An habituee of the French Pub and the Colony Room, friend to John Minton, George Melly, Francis Wyndham, Bacon and Lucien Freud, she left Soho and Chelsea for the hippy life in the 1960s. From the life in a caravan to a Guinness mansion in Ireland, from LSD to heroin, Henrietta goes from one extreme to another. Finally, she has to come to terms with her alcoholism. Given three months to live, she gives up the drink and finds a new life.
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Librería: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Estado de la sobrecubierta: dj. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Autobiography of free-spirited artists' model Henrietta Moraes, documenting her time with Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon, and others. Fine in a Very Good plus dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 166821
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Librería: TPG Books, Andover, HAMPS, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Good. 1st Edition. Nº de ref. del artículo: A0834
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Librería: PSBooks, Palm Springs, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed on November 4, 1994 "To Del with much love, Henrietta XXX". Glued on the fep, along with signature, is a small cut out of a Francis Bacon work of Henrietta from the George Pompadou exhibit. This copy has slight tilt to spine. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 004226
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Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Henrietta This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 7719-9780241002896
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Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6545-9780241002896
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Librería: Cotswolds Rare Books, OXFORDSHIRE, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very minor marks, otherwise a really clean, bright copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4132B
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Librería: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, F/VG. [vi]+213pp, 16pp b/w plates, slight crease to the dustjacket along the spine, edges a little bumped. Biography of of Henrietta Moraes [ 1931 - 1999 ] the British artists' model. During the 1950s and 1960s, known as the Queen of Soho, she was the muse and inspiration for many artists of the Soho subculture, including Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon. 600 grams. Nº de ref. del artículo: 63954
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