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Shire Library no. 706. Print ISBN-13: 978 0 74781 200 5

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COVER IMAGE

Actress GeneTierney in the film version ofW. Somerset Maugham’s The Razor’s Edge wears an ensemble not atypical of the wealthy brides of the early twentieth century.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to thank my family for the use of our family bridal pictures in this book.

PHOTO CREDITS

I would like to thank the people who have allowed me to use bridal pictures, which are noted as follows: Kenneth Kikel, Linda Fowler, and James Kikel: pages 13 and 40 (upper left); Barbara Kikel: page 36; Ruth and Robert Fischer: page 42. All other photographs are from the author’s collection.

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