The first account of travel in Chinese Turkistan, closed to foreigners since 1949, shows a world where bureaucratic hazards often loom larger than geographical ones.
A tale of adventure, which begins when a friend asks Stuart Stevens to pick up his Land Rover from the Central African Republic (formerly ruled by the infamous Emperor Bokassa) and bring it back to Europe. He and his ex-fashion model companion little suspected the bizarre adventures they were to encounter. The Minister of Mines' "decided to like" ...
It can all be blamed on Rat - a six-foot tall weight-lifting fashion designer's assistant with a "Ride with Wyoming" t-shirt. It was, after all, her idea in the first place: "What if we went to Europe and ate. Ate a lot". Tired of visiting countries "with the worst food imaginable" and remembering his last trip to France (aged 19) where even the ...
Tired of visiting countries "with the worst food imaginable", political consultant and writer Stuart Stevens embarks on a gastronomic tour of Europe with a woman he barely knows and a Mustang that barely goes. The plan - to eat in all the 3 star Michelin restaurants in Europe on consecutive days.
Edition: First Paperback Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Graphic Publishing
Date Published: 1951
Description: Poor. 155 pp. Reading only copy. Edge and corner wear with creasing on the panels and spine. Discolouration on several pages A graphic original complete and unabridged. Cover price not shown. No store stamp. read more
Binding: Softcover in beige wraps
Publisher: Richard York Gallery
Date Published: 1990
Description: Fine condition. Slight soiling on rear. Beautiful reproductions of paintings and drawings by, among other artists, Jo Davidson, Stuart Davis, William Morris Hunt, Leon Kroll, Joseph Stella, Jacob Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe, Will Henry Stevens, William Zorach, and many more. One artist per spread. Unpaginated. read more
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