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Culture is Fun Until Someone Loses an Eye!

Posted on August 25, 2026 by admin

I found a great book in the library discard pile called “Art, Society, and Accomplishments: A Treasury of Artistic Homes, Social Life and Culture” edited by R. Barry Blackburn of the Blackburn Company, Chicago. It is an illustrated Victorian-era etiquette … Continue reading →

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Loeb Editions and a Great Penthouse

Posted on May 13, 2026 by admin

Jacqui called me into her office to read an article in the New York Times about Maurice Templesman’s penthouse being for sale: The longtime Manhattan penthouse of Maurice Tempelsman, the Belgian-born diamond magnate who was Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s companion for … Continue reading →

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