Mannoni, Gérard Le Marquis de Cuevas.

[Paris], JC Lattès, 2003.
8vo, 198, [4] pp., ill.

In original pictorial wrappers.
Near very good condition.

This book, authored by Gérard Mannoni, a French music and choreography critic, is a biography of George de Cuevas (1885–1961), a Chilean-born ballet impresario and choreographer celebrated for founding the Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas in 1944. Leveraging his immense wealth (through his Rockefeller heiress wife) and passion for ballet, de Cuevas became a celebrated patron of the arts. Renowned for his flamboyant lifestyle, extravagant parties, and a notorious duel with Serge Lifar, his life epitomizes the glamour and eccentricity of post-war high society.
The book includes interviews with his daughter, Elisabeth de Cuevas, and other witnesses.