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Panoramic Christmas Book Gifts From New York Publishers
A seasonal feature reviews expensive Christmas gift books from New York publishers. It highlights Shakespeare by Anthony Burgess, The Movie Stars by Richard Griffith, Dorothy Dandridge’s autobiography, and Rita Reif’s Treasure Rooms of America’s Mansions. The piece notes pre and post holiday pricing, color plates, and the appeal of luxury volumes for readers and decorators alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Griffith
Mary Pickford
June Fonda
Child & Beck
Anthony Burgess
William Shakespeare
Valerie Pascal
George Bernard Shaw
Gabriel Pascal
Dorothy Dandridge
America
Alfred Knopf
Elizabeth the 1St
Ben Johnson
Burgess
Shakespeare
Will
Japan
Elizabeth
Glover
Stratford
Anne
London
Lawcourts
Lord Strange
Harry the Sixth
Rita Reif
Pub
Coward McCann
New London
Connecticut
Hempsted
Joshua Hempsted
Frank Lloyd Wright
Buffalo
The
New York Times
Miss Reif
Hempsted House
Benedict Arnold
Antiquarian & Landmarks Society of Connecticut
Hempsteds
Carter's Grove
Williamsburg
Woodlawn
Mt. Vernon
Garrison-on Hudson
Bishop's Palace
Galveston
Texas
Biltmore
Asheville
Gray Brothers
Bayou Bend
Houston
Doubleday
Griffith
Charles Chaplin
Mary Astor
Joan Crawford
Marlene Dietrich
Bette Davis
Marilyn Monroe
Elizabeth Taylor
Norma Shearer
Marie Dressler
Norman Talmadge
Hollywood
Earl Conrad
Miss Dandridge
Dandridge
Peter Lawford
Otto Preminger
Child
Beck
France
Welington
Leeks
Julia Child
Simone Beck