unknown_binding. Condizione: Very Good.
Editore: Max Parrish, 1950
Da: Yesterday's Muse, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Webster, NY, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. Chips and tears to jacket edges, jacket rubbed, jacket reverse taped. Top page ridge and pages foxed. 1950 Hard Cover. 224 pp. Picasso artwork on jacket. 24 photogravure plates and 40 line drawings. Various author write on a particular lively art that they have made their own.
EUR 14,53
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Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Fair. General wear to the book, cover, edges and corners, light marks and fading to cover. Gift inscription written on fep. Internally Good - Quick flick through pages could not see any issues, clean and tidy copy in tight binding, A Good personal copy. **468g ** All orders are sent with a tracking /signature service for your peace of mind, so that you can keep tabs on your parcel. For overseas customers - on some sites we use, parcels weighing over the standard rate may incur an additional charge and we will then contact you with the additional shipping fee required. This is for the postage only we do not charge you for our time or our excellent packaging, which we are noted for. Dispatched in cardboard mailers within 24/48 Hours Mon - Friday 2pm, except bank holidays, otherwise next business day - excellent service guaranteed.
EUR 11,00
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Fair. Sir Cecil Beaton (illustratore). Paperback, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs mostly in b/w, 4to. From the collection of Henze Boekhout (blind stamped name on title page).; Front cover folded.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1961
Da: James Fergusson Books & Manuscripts, London, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 18,17
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Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Spine faded. With the ownership inscription of Alathea Fry ("Alathea F"), 1965. Lady Fry (née Alathea Margaret Gwendolin Valentine Gardner, 1893-1968) was one of the four daughters of the first Baron Burghclere; the youngest, Evelyn, married Evelyn Waugh, Beaton's prep school contemporary, in 1928.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: David & Charles, Newton Abbot, 1973
ISBN 10: 071536085X ISBN 13: 9780715360859
Da: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 12,11
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloOriginal Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. The boards have a tiny patch of fading at the bottom edge of the spine, a few light spots to the top of the rear panel which has a small bump to the bottom corner but are otherwise clean and unmarked. Slight Browning to page edges but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. The jacket has little fading to the spine which is very slightly chipped at the top and there is light rubbing to the bottom corners and a little browning to the flaps. First printing.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Illustrated London News, London, 1940
Da: Dorley House Books, Inc., Hagerstown, MD, U.S.A.
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. b/w and sepia photos; Cecil Beaton photo of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother on front page (illustratore). 1st Edition. printed, stapled wraps; ; pp. 205-324+ads, clean, unmarked page: contents include; full page drawng, "A Game of Chess" or ""The Guard-Room; double page sketch of a British tank in a French Orchard using netting for camouflage; Britain's historic Badges ; W.P. Pychraft's Form versus Colour in nature; War with Nazi Germany; Oil Propaganda in Germany; Viipuri, Dinland; Secrets of the Nazi Magnetic Mine; Silver Sarcophagus of Psusennes; New Dalai Lama enthroed; Walt Disney \'s Pinocchio; Turkish "Sandhurst" at Angora, training at Harp Akademifi; art in Wartime;
Editore: London ; Melbourne ; Toronto : William Heinemann Ltd, 1951
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Newspaper clipping of author pasted in the front free end-paper. Physical description; [6], 328, [2] p. ; 19 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. 3 Kg.
EUR 20,59
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Good. From the Library of John Russell Taylor.
Editore: London ; Melbourne ; Toronto : William Heinemann Ltd, 1951
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
EUR 18,95
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloFirst Edition. Good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Newspaper clipping of author pasted in the front free end-paper. Physical description; [6], 328, [2] p. ; 19 cm. Subjects; English fiction 20th century. 1 Kg.
Editore: Victoria and Albert Museum., 1988
Da: Roe and Moore, London, Regno Unito
Prima edizione
EUR 21,80
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSoft cover. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to. Original card covers. Text by Eileen Hose, One colour and 6 b/w plates, 122 item catalogue, short bibliography.
Editore: The Folio Society, London, 1949
Da: Mike Park Ltd, London, Regno Unito
EUR 12,11
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Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Good. Cecil Beaton (illustratore). First Thus. Nine colour and five plain plates by Cecil Beaton, large octavo, pp 120, a little age-toned, slight foxing (a little heavier on the endpapers), an inscription on the front endpaper, red cloth with gilt decoration, very slightly worn, spine slightly dull.
Da: The Print Room, Cockernhoe nr Luton, Regno Unito
Prima edizione Copia autografata
EUR 30,28
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Jacket photo after Cecil Beaton (illustratore). 1st Edition. First edition, first impression. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLACK PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, top corners slightly bruised, not price clipped (price on back jacket £25.00), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 286pp, illustrated. For nearly half a century Sir Roy Strong has enjoyed a high public profile in the arts world in Britain. Yet remarkably little is known about his life before the Swinging Sixties when he burst upon the scene as the revolutionary trendy young director of the National Portrait Gallery, aged thirty one. In this book he recounts for the first time the story of his social origins and the roots of his lifelong passion for the culture and history of England. He describes his childhood home in a suburban North London terrace, revealing himself to have been a shy solitary child of melancholy temperament, painting Elizabethan miniatures and Shakespearean set designs in his teens. It follows him through grammar school and university, where together with a generation of postwar 'meritocrats' like A.S. Byatt and Alan Bennett, his passion for learning was awakened and nourished. We catch glimpses of seminal experiences, such as his first outings to the theatre, opera and ballet, and his first trip abroad to Italy, which was to have a lasting influence on his sensibilities. He explores key, sometimes painful relationships with his family, his school teacher with whom he had a lifelong correspondence, and his debt to such people as C.V. Wedgwood, A.L. Rowse, Frances Yates and Cecil Beaton. In it we glimpse a vanished world dominated by class and hierarchy up which he climbed. As a backdrop we have the transformation of London from the drab, postwar world of the 1950s to the epicentre of fashion in the 1960s, and the development of Sir Roy's distinctive sartorial style, inspired by the burgeoning shops on Carnaby Street. Richly illustrated with drawings, letters, photographs and other archival material, this is an honest and compelling portrait of a young man about to step into the limelight of the British cultural scene he helped to modernize and in which he played a leading role. Scarce signed. Signed by Author(s).
Da: Black Gull Books (P.B.F.A.), St Leonard's on Sea, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
EUR 46,02
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloHardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: very good. Illus. With Photos (illustratore).
Editore: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1968
Da: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
Softcover. Condizione: g to vg. First edition. Quarto. Unpaginated. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over pink wrappers. Frontispiece portrait of Cecil Beaton. Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) is one of the most celebrated British portrait photographers of the 20th Century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour and style. His influence on portrait photography was profound and lives on today in the work of many contemporary photographers including David Bailey and Mario Testino. "Beaton Portraits" was published on the occasion of Sir Roy Strong's ground-breaking exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 1968. This volume brings together 36 portraits from the five remarkable decades of Beaton's career, including iconic images as well as those never seen before. Beaton captures 50 years of fashion, art and celebrity, from Dame Edith Sitwell in the 1920s to W. H. Auden in 1967. Includes portraits of Churchill, Queen Elizabeth, Nureyev, etc. Moderate rubbing along edges of dust-jacket. DJ in overall good- to good, wrappers and interior in very good condition.
Editore: Parkin Gallery., London., 1983
Da: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, Regno Unito
EUR 50,87
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Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Fine. Cecil Beaton. (illustratore). 1983. Parkin Gallery. London. 1983. Paperback, octavo; stapled wrappers. [40 pages]. 8 pages of black-and-white photographs of Beaton. English. 215x140mm. 0.1kg. Fine. The catalogue for the Memorial Exhibition of Cecil Beaton's drawings and designs held three years after his death in 1980. 208 works are listed, the majority being caricatures and portraits, and set and costume designs. The exhibition by the Parkin Gallery also included works made during Beaton's youth and book jacket designs. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.
hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Massive hardcover in acrylic jacket and slipcase. Stated first edition. Looks unread with just a touch of shelf wear. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos. Larger books or sets may require additional shipping charges. Books sent via US Postal.
Editore: Published by Compton Press in Association with Dovecote Press First Edition . Wimborne 1979., 1979
Da: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, Regno Unito
Membro dell'associazione: PBFA
Prima edizione Copia autografata
EUR 30,28
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Very Good. First edition in publisher's original illustrated laminated card covers. Oblong 9'' x 10'' ISBN 0900193743. Full-page archive monochrome illustrations throughout. Free from inscription and in Very Good clean condition, no dust wrapper as published. SIGNED presentation copy by the author 'To Dr. and Mrs Stratton with best wishes from the author, Robert Lassam, 4th August 1979.' Member of the P.B.F.A. PHOTOGRAPHY.
Editore: N. p. [1932], [London], 1930
Da: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, Regno Unito
EUR 115,06
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Aggiungi al carrelloCloth. Condizione: Good. Beaton, Cecil (illustratore). 48 pp., Patterned cloth with pictoral plate tipped on. Spine is sunned with some marks to the boards and loss to the pictorial plate. Wear to the front hinge with webbing visible. Minor scattered spotting and darkening to the endpapers. Illustrations to the story by Cecil Beaton. Story is followed by promotional text about the new Dorchester hotel by Sir Francis Towle with 6 colour, folding plates. 4to. Illustrated.
Editore: Privately published by The Dorchester Hotel., [London]., 1931
Da: Beaux Books, ABA, ILAB, Hartley Wintney, HAMPS, Regno Unito
EUR 178,04
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCondizione: Very Good. Text illustrations by Cecil Beaton. (illustratore). [1931]. Privately published by The Dorchester Hotel. [London]. [1931]. Hardback, quarto; boards bound in a zig-zag patterned cloth, pictorial title-label pasted to front board, matching zig-zag endpapers. 49 pages. Text illustrations by Beaton, including 2 full-page, 4 half-page and 1 decorative initial; 4 double-page hors texte colour plates and 3 full-page advertisements. English. 260x210mm. 0.5kg. Very good; light shelf wear, occasional light surface mark to cloth, fading to spine; stitching beginning to pull in a couple of places as is common with this book, occasional light spotting. A Young Man Comes to London is a charming promotional book privately published by The Dorchester Hotel in London to celebrate its opening in 1931. It contains a short story by Michael Arlen, illustrated with line drawings by Cecil Beaton. Arlen's story is a satirical romance involving two Bright Young Things on the make. Arlen himself was a figure of London society and his story, complemented by Beaton's illustrations, perfectly captures the mix of flightiness and bravado of the young 1920s set. The second-half of the book is devoted to the building and interiors of the new Dorchester. The Hotel's developers Sir Francis Towle and Sir Malcolm McAlpine provide 'A Brief History of a New Enterprise' and 'Some Facts and Figures about the Dorchester' respectively. Professor C.H. Reilly offers an architect's perspective. The colour plates, which reproduce drawings of the hotel's interior, are a different selection compared to other copies we have seen. Beaux Books specialises in fine and rare books on art and culture in the 20th and 21st centuries. We welcome questions about our books and we are happy to provide any extra images. Buy with confidence from an experienced bookseller.
Editore: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., London, 1955
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
EUR 180,05
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Good. Beaton, Cecil; Karsh; (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 381-428. Features: Guinness ad inside front cover features Jane Welsh Carlyle; Nice one-page Benson & Hedges ad features ritzy scene aboard trainr; One-page ad for the David Brown companies features welder at work; Nice half-page ad for Westland helicopters; One-page ad for Cossor shows auto assembly line at Morris Motors; One-page Fairey Aviation Company ad honours the H.M. S. Illustrious; Two pages of photos of Princess Margaret being welcomed in St. Kitts, Jamaica and the Bahamas; Turkey and Iraq sign mutual defence treaty; King Hussein of Jordan engaged to Princess Dina Abd-El-Hamid Aoun; Passing of M. Paul Claudel and Huseyin Ragip Baydur; Farewell photos of the Shaw of Iran and his wife as they leave London; Czech skater Miss Miroslava NNachodska seeks asylum in the U.S.; Amazing photos of the underground thermal power of Wairakei, New Zealand - which will supply heavy water for Britain's atomic power stations; M. Edgar Faure; Page of photos of the Royal Navy's most formidable fighting unit - H.M.S. Ark Royal and its commissioning; Photo of snow in Riviera town; Missing Belgian airliner found after eight days on Mt. Terminillo; One-page colour-photo portrait of Princess Margaret; Six colour photos describe the "Powder Keg of Asia" - Chinese Nationalist troops on Formosa; Excavating an important site inthe Malayan jungles at Gua Cha, in Kelantan; One page photo portrait of Dame Edith Evans; Two pages of photos of/in the first American hotel ever built in London - the Wesbury is the West End's first new hotel for over twenty years; Damage from fire at Shell refinery at Shell Haven, Essex - the three men who kep the fire from spreading - R.A. Jackson, T. Brookbank and H. Dobson; Storm and Explosion in Genoa Harbour - the Nordanland was carrying calcium carbide; Snow scenes in the Pennines and Cornwall; Launching of new British submarine "Excalibur" which uses hydrogen peroxide fuel; Huge wool fire dockside in New Zealand; Voting on the SAAR and Paris agreements; Photos of the amazing Ibex in the Alps;Toronto landmark destroyed by fire - Anglican Church of the Martyr;Nuclear device exploded at Yucca Flat; Nice colour photo ad for Dow-Mac (Products) Ltd.; Back cover colour ad for Johnnie Walker with billiards theme; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound vintage copy.
Editore: The Illustrated London News and Sketch Ltd., London, 1946
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Prima edizione
EUR 180,05
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloSingle Issue Magazine. Condizione: Good. Beaton, Cecil; Cuneo, Terence T. (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 85- 112. Features: Cover photo of the largest diamond ever found in alluvial deposits - 770 carat stone found in the Woyie River, Sierra leone; Illustrations compare the size of this diamond with other families gems; Two pages of illustrations show construction of a giant new type of locomotive at Swindon; Superb full-page photo portrait of Gen. DeGaulle, who has announced his resignation; Two fascinating pages of illustrations explain how torpedoes hunt their prey by sound, and leave no telltale bubble track; Article entitled "Record of the Second New Zealand Division" includes photos of V.C. winners Sgt. J. D. Hinton, Sgt. A. C. Hulme, second Lieut. K. Elliott, second Lieut. M. Ngarimu, and Capt. C. H. Upam; Page of four graphs illustrates Britain's wartime austerity; Photos of the fateful first meeting of the Security Council of the United Nations at Albert Hall; One-page photo of France's spokesman on the French Mandated Territories, M. Georges Bidault, addressing the general assembly of the United Nations at Central Hall, Westminster; Centrefold illustration shows a debate in progress at the Hampstead Parliament; Photos of large-scale reconstruction in Spain, including the University City of Madrid; Photos illustrate abundant consumer goods available and Madrid; Photos of personalities of the week include Dr. R. E. W. Flower, Lord Caldecote, Lord Goddard, Maj. Gen. F. E. Simpson, Sir George Arthur, Lord Plender, Gerald Barry, Sir A. Clark Kerr, Mr. Churchill and his wife, Miss D. K. Dix, new governor of Newfoundland Mr. Gordon McDonald, and Spanish chess prodigy Arturo Pomar; Six photos of Brookands, the famous British motor racing track, and it's camouflaged wartime disguise; Photo of HMC S "Warrior"; Photos of hundreds of US bomber trainers for sale to the public in Ontario, California; Statue of Peter Pan in Brussels is pocked with bullet holes after German revolver practice; Two photos of King Ibn Saud and King Farouk; Photo of the most important discovery of Roman remains ever made in Canterbury; Two pages of beautiful architectural photos of the Chapel of the Royal Naval College at Greenwich. Unmarked with average wear. Outer advertising pages not included. A sound vintage copy.
Editore: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1960
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Revised Edition. Provenance: Bookplate of J.L. of Woodview. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 105p : ill ; 23cm. Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class), Europe ; Fiction. 3 Kg.
Editore: The Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd., London, 1950
Da: RareNonFiction, IOBA, Ladysmith, BC, Canada
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Rivista / Giornale Prima edizione
EUR 225,12
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloPaperback. Condizione: Good. Beaton, Cecil (illustratore). First Edition. Pages 233-268. Features: Cover photo portrait of Crown Prince Baudouin of Belgium; The Abdication of Belgium's King Leopold - dramatic photos - scenes and personalities; Ottawa pays its last tribute to Mr. Mackenzie King - photo of his funeral cortege leaving Parliament Hill ;Opening of the luxurious new Ocean Terminal at Southampton; photos of amazing mechanical elephant invented by Mr. Frank Stuart; Numerous photos of Korean life and military happenings in that country; Two pages of personalites of the day, including General Macarthur in Korea; Two-page aerial photo of crowded Zoological Society's Gardens in regent' Park; Russia Rebuffed at UN; Photos from the newly discovered Grotto of Levanzo; Fantastic full-page colour ad for Huntley & Palmer's Biscuits; and more. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality copy.
Editore: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1960
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
EUR 225,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloRevised Edition. Provenance: Bookplate of J.L. of Woodview. Fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xiv, 105p : ill ; 23cm. Subjects: Aristocracy (Social class), Europe ; Fiction. 1 Kg.
Editore: London: B.T. Batsford, 1941
Da: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Prima edizione
First Edition. Fine copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some foxing internally. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 136 p.: ill.; 23 cm. Includes index. Subjects; Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964). Photography, Artistic. Europe Civilization. 3 Kg.
Editore: London: B.T. Batsford, 1941
Da: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Irlanda
Prima edizione
EUR 425,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloFirst Edition. Fine copy in a very good, slightly edge-nicked (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Some foxing internally. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; viii, 136 p.: ill.; 23 cm. Includes index. Subjects; Sitwell, Edith (1887-1964). Photography, Artistic. Europe Civilization. 1 Kg.
EUR 8.800,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloCover illustration by Cecil Beaton. With text illustrations of drawings and 32 plates of photographic reproductions. (illustratore). Cover illustration by Cecil Beaton. With text illustrations of drawings and 32 plates of photographic reproductions. First published in this present revised form in 1948. Originally published in 1938 under the title, 'Cecil Beaton's New York'. Association copy, inscribed to Mona von Bismarck. In publisher's grey cloth with the printed dust jacket. viii, 135, (1) p. and 32 plates. Association copy, inscribed to the American socialite and fashion icon, Mona von Bismarck to whom the printed dedication of the book is addressed. Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (19041980) was an English photographer, painter, writer, and designer. Besides regularly working as a photographer for Condé Nast publications, such as the Vogue, he pursued a career as a stage and costume designer for films and the theatre. He won three Academy Awards for his art directorial work as well as for his costume designs. His 1948 book is a homage to New York in which he gives a personal picture of the city through text, photographs, and drawings. Beaton dedicated the book to his long-time friend, Mona von Bismarck (18971983). . Inscription on front end-paper by the author in ink. Some minor damages to the dust jacket at the tail and the head. Overall in fine condition. In publisher's grey cloth with the printed dust jacket First published in this present revised form in 1948. Originally published in 1938 under the title, 'Cecil Beaton's New York'. Association copy, inscribed to Mona von Bismarck.
Editore: Transcript undated. BBC TV interview broadcast 18 February, 1962
Da: Richard M. Ford Ltd, London, Regno Unito
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo
EUR 145,34
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloThe present item is the producer Hugh Burnett's own copy of the transcript of John Freeman's interview of Cecil Beaton, broadcast in the BBC series 'Face to Face' on 18 February 1962. Duplicated typescript. 4pp, foolscap 8vo. Numbered, and headed 'CECIL BEATON', otherwise consisting entirely of the transcript, with no other details. Aged and worn, with punch holes for binder. On four leaves which were originally stapled together, but with the first and last leaves now detached. Page references 1-10 (presumably to a shorthand transcript) in the outer margin. The present transcript was prepared for Burnett's book 'Face to Face | Edited and introduced by Hugh Burnett' (London: Jonathan Cape, 1964), but it includes several passages omitted from the version printed on pp.38-40 of that work. For example, the very first paragraph here is not present in the published version: 'I was very slow in finding a vocation, and I think I took the shortest cut in every direction. I wouldn't say that yet I know which is my real vocation . . . . . . There's an enormous amount of hazard in what I do. A whole lot of theatre jobs might come in succession, or perhaps writing jobs, I can never say, "Well, I'm going to spend March and April, doing one sort of job, and then switch."' Other omitted topics are: lack of 'complete satisfaction' in his work; his 'well-off' chilhood and his difficult relationship with his father ('He was a great cricketer, [] but intuitively I went against many of the things that he stood for, and liked.'); how he was 'most objectionable' once he had 'discovered what I was about'; his father's business difficulties; his 'bizarre style of dress' and his diaries: 'I really looked upon my diaries from a technical point of view. I came across this board and I started reading them, and I was appalled by the person that was revealed there. But suddenly there would be a little patch that I thought had great vitality, that still seemed to be valid. So I collected them together, and even if I came out of them in a pretty unbecoming light, and I thought they were interesting, then I let them go in.'.
Da: Herbst-Auktionen, Detmold, Germania
Manoscritto / Collezionismo cartaceo Prima edizione Copia autografata
EUR 280,00
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Aggiungi al carrelloI TAKE GREAT PLEASURE The John Day Company, New York, 1. amerikanische Auflage 1956, ERSTAUSGABE, 214 SS. gebunden (Hardcover, hellgrünes Oln. 8°), leichte Gebrauchsspuren - vom Verfasser eigenhändig signiert.