8vo As NEW copy in good lightly worn clean jacket. Fresh tight clean bright strong boards and text. No remainder or other markings.

8vo As NEW copy in good lightly worn clean jacket. Fresh tight clean bright strong boards and text. No remainder or other markings.

Dust jacket has edgewear. Small ink mark on front endpaper.

Dust jacket has edgewear. Small ink mark on front endpaper.

Hbk 300 pp b/w frontispiece and illus an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

Hbk 300 pp b/w frontispiece and illus an unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj as new.

24 cm, 300, illus., appendices, notes, references, index, DJ worn. Foreword

24 cm, 300, illus., appendices, notes, references, index, DJ worn. Foreword by R. W. B. Lewis. Inscribed by the author. The author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, and tells of her father's many additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration.

24 cm. xvi, [2], 300, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes.

24 cm. xvi, [2], 300, [2] pages. Illustrations. Appendices. Notes. References. Index. Foreword by R. W. B. Lewis. Chapin School 1901 Society Bookplate on fep. Signed by author on half-title page. DJ has some wear, tears, chips and soiling. The author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, and tells of her father's many additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration. Ruth du Pont Lord was a writer, psychotherapist, philanthropist, and supporter of the arts. Lord was also the last private resident of Winterthur, a 175-room mansion and large estate that her father used to house his collection of American decorative arts; to breed cattle; and to develop horticulture. Winterthur became a public museum and program for conservation in 1951; as had been her preference, Lord maintained a small house on the estate. Winterthur in Delaware is today among the most beloved museums in the United States. In its earlier days Winterthur was the family home where Ruth du Pont Lord grew up and where her father, Henry F. du Pont (1880-1969), envisioned and then brought to fruition his great museum of Americana. Ruth Lord engagingly describes the development of Henry F. du Pont from a shy, lonely child, a seemingly hopeless student who had bad times at school, to a man who went on to achieve singular distinction in three disparate fields-as art connoisseur, horticulturist, and eminent cattle breeder. Based on her personal experience, and on family archives, the author provides a behind-the-scenes view of the legendary lifestyle of the du Pont family, brings to life other family members, including her mother and aunt, Louise Crowninshield, and tells of her father's additional activities, which culminated in his leadership role in Jacqueline Kennedy's White House restoration.