As one of the 20th century's most important photographers, Cecil Beaton documented lives both famous and quotidian in dozens of scrapbooks now held by Sotheby's London. In the course of his decades-long career as a photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as a British war correspondent, Beaton helped invent the cult of the celebrity image. In these pages, reproduced here for the first time, you will enter a fabulous and surreal party where Tallulah Bankhead rubs shoulders with a bust of Voltaire and a portrait of ...
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As one of the 20th century's most important photographers, Cecil Beaton documented lives both famous and quotidian in dozens of scrapbooks now held by Sotheby's London. In the course of his decades-long career as a photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, as well as a British war correspondent, Beaton helped invent the cult of the celebrity image. In these pages, reproduced here for the first time, you will enter a fabulous and surreal party where Tallulah Bankhead rubs shoulders with a bust of Voltaire and a portrait of Stravinsky, and where Beaton's first trip on the Queen Mary coincides with Queen Elizabeth's coronation.
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Seller's Description:
Collectable-Very Good Condition. 9782759404728. Near Fine 1st ed Assouline hardback, with outer box. Very substantial oversize volume, bright and unmarked throughout. Very minor surface bump to upper front entry point of box with wrinkle to same area of board next to it. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; ISBN: 2759404722. ISBN/EAN: 9782759404728. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 092841.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Light wear along lower edge of slipcase. Faint spots on front cover from handling. Text is unmarked, pages clean. Binding is excellent.