Signed 1975 1st Ed. HC: “To Marietta from Paris: 1945–1960” by Susan Mary Alsop

As shown. See all photos. Good condition. Dust jacket intact and included. Inscribed by the author to my paternal grandmother. Rare.

“These letters were written primarily to Susan Mary Alsop’s friend Marietta Tree during the fifteen years Alsop lived in Paris as wife to an attaché at the American embassy (some of the letters were actually written to Alsop’s mother but for continuity, are not credited as such in the book). Though he was a mid-level diplomat, her lineage and lively wit placed them at the pinnacle of Parisian society. These letters record Alsop’s transformation from a shy debutante to glamorous socialite. It is also a marvelous portrait of Paris in the post war period.“