From The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
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MELLON, Paul [444] pp. William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1992 9 1/2" x 6 1/2" Born in 1907 to the wealthy Pittsburgh, Pa., banking family, the author as a young man resisted his father's efforts to channel him into a business career, choosing instead to become a philanthropist. Written with art dealer Baskett ("The Horse in Art") this chronological, somewhat prosaic account of Mellon's privileged existence is enlivened by a discussion of his parents' scandalous divorce in 1912, which eventually drove the son into therapy, first with C. G. Jung and later, more successfully, with a Freudian analyst. Mellon describes his chief passions--fox hunting, collecting impressionist art and horse racing--and discusses his involvement in the National Gallery and environmental causes. Seller Inventory # 37150
Bibliographic Details
Title: Reflections In A Silver Spoon
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc.
Publication Date: 1992
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
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