Mitzi Mccall (21 results)

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Many plates some in colour (illustrator). 1st Edition. New.

Condition: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dj has a small closed tear on front top corner, with b/w and colour illustrations.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Signed, 1st Edition, Hardback, d/j has vey light scuffing to edges, Inscription, o/w v/g. v/g, looks unread. The life and painting of Charles McCall. Signed by Author(s).

VG bright tight copy in publishers cloth in like dustjacket with couple small tears. 1st edition. ISBN 1857762843.

1st edn. Hardback in d/w. 198pp. 12 'Art Plates' in both colour & b/w + many b/w illustrations both full page and within text. Blue cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Nr FINE copy, inscribed and signed by both author and artist 'Tp Pamela. With every good wish. Charles and Mitzi.' ALSO: Postcard of No 2 Court Old Bailey by McCall, written by Mitzi just after Charles's death. In VG- price-clipped d/w, with minor split to head of spine.

8vo. pp 103. Original publisher's blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering at spine. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Signed presentation copy, message reads, "For Arthur, With love. Mitzi. 11th February 1992." Illustrated in black and white and in colour throughout. ISBN: 0863326749 May show some slight shelfwear, dust jacket spine lightly sunned, else content clean and unread. Very good indeed in very good indeed dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Signed by the Author and her husband, the Artist, with a dedication, on the front free endpaper. Large octavo 198pp. Colour and black and white illustrations. Blue cloth, gilt. Pictorial dustwrapper not price clipped.

Bookplate of Lord Carrington, VG bright copy in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 1st edition, 1st issue. Signed Presentation from McCall to Peter Carrington inscribed on endpaper; 'For Lord Carrington whose great kindness touched my heart when Charlie died'. ISBN 0863324916.

EX-LIBRARY, imperial octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

McCall, Mitzi, 1916-. As it was in the beginning. Sussex, England: Book Guild, 1998, viii, 99pp., very good dust-jacket BUT stained at bottom of spine on inside, black rubbed off from binding, very good black cloth, tiny stain at bottom of spine. INSCRIBED and SIGNED label pasted onto half-title page: To *** My last book, it ties everything up, love Mitzi. Between 4-13 September 1995 a superb retrospective exhibition of artist Charles McCall's paintings and drawings took place at Christie's in London. The event was opened by Princess Michael of Kent, and brought together some 300 examples of the painter's work, a fitting and moving tribute to his productivity and largely unrecognised genius. The exhibition was the culmination of his widow Mitzi's determination to look after Charles's work and maintain and promote his reputation following his death in 1989. This is the last book in her series concerned with her long association with the artist, which began on Christmas Day 1943, and it presents a fitting conclusion by describing the events leading to Charles's death, and the way in which Mitzi rebuilt her life over the years that followed. What emerges is a moving portrait of the artist, and a fascinating insight into a woman whose determination and fortitude in the face of adversity are as remarkable as they are inspiring. Mitzi travelled extensively in the years following her husband's death, and, never once daunted by long flights and awkward officials, managed to visit the USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Venice and Paris, and her experiences of these places and the people she met there are recounted with warmth and vibrancy. These trips were made all the more special for her by the fact that, wherever she went, she would come across examples of Charles's work in the homes of her many hosts. This book is a final, fitting tribute to a great artist, but it is also a tribute to the tireless exploits of his widow, and proof that the bonds of love really can transcend death. Charles has never really left Mitzi, and she remains fortified by him and by his work to this day. Painting on front of Jacket: 'The Artist's Wife' by Charles McCall. 9781857762846 ISBN 1857762843.

McCall, Mitzi, 1916-. Interior with figure: the life and painting of Charles McCall. Lewes: Book Guild, 1987, 198pp., good dust-jacket BUT there is an old moisture stain at the bottom of the spine and color from the binding has leached on to it, good blue cloth, very mild effect of the stain on the binding around the bottom of spine. INSCRIBED over 4-lines for Virginia, and SIGNED Charles and Mitzi. INTERIOR WITH FIGURE: Life as the wife of an artist was a step into the unknown for the young WAAF whose wartime romance led her to the altar with Charles McCall. Vague visions of a 'Bohemian' existence had their attractions and she was not deterred by the warnings of hard times in the future. There were indeed to be hard times, but also happiness, excitement and fulfilment; a life that has been anything but drab -a rich palette of events vividly portrayed in this charming book. From the early struggle in postwar London through the gradual building of reputation to recognition today as one of Britain's foremost painters, Charles McCall has had the constant support of Mitzi as saleswoman, model and wife. Their story is spiced with some exotic locations and famous friends, hair-raising adventures and amusing anecdotes. It is told with skill and affection by Mitzi McCall and profusely illustrated with her husband's work spanning a period of half-a-century. Eloise 'Mitzi' McCall was bom in 1916, the fourth daughter of Fred Ward, a well-known figure in the world of jewellery. Her mother died of consumption when Mitzi was only 18 months old and she was brought up by 'Old Jane', her stepmother. She started work during the Depression in her father's office in Hatton garden where she learned to string and grade oriental pearls. She served in the WAAF during the Second World War, but returned to the jewellery business in 1952 where she pursued a successful career until her retirement in 1984. Her deep love for and involvement with the art world has seen her take on the role of press officer for the New English Art Club. She enjoys reading, clothes, holidays in France, swimming and cooking, but considers looking after her husband Charles as her major work in life. Interior With Figure is her first book. Mitzi lives with Charles in London. 9780863322174 ISBN 0863322174.