The Unexpurgated Beaton : The Cecil Beaton Diaries as he wrote them.
by Vickers, Hugo, Introduction
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0297645994
- ISBN 13
- 9780297645993
- Seller
-
Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2002. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 9 1/2" x 6 1/4", xii, 418 pages, black and white illustrations. Although in his lifetime Cecil Beaton - royal photographer and theatrical designer - published six short volumes of his diaries he was shy hurting the feelings of those he wrote about. Hugo Vickers has gone back to the originals to produce the Beaton diaries as they were written. Beaton records a vigorous social life among hostesses such as Emerald Cunard and Sybil Colefax, performers including Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn (on the not wholly successful Alan Jay Lerner-Andre Previn musical, COCO) and Marlene Dietrich, as well as artists from Cocteau and Picasso to Bacon and the young Hockney. Running through the diaries are his friendships with the Queen Mother, with Diana Cooper and Greta Garbo. In the unexpurgated edition Vickers shows what Beaton really had to say about those with whom he worked. He could be waspish, even brutal. His diaries are frank and uninhibited. Hb in dw, fine. .
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Trinder's Fine Tools (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007945
- Title
- The Unexpurgated Beaton : The Cecil Beaton Diaries as he wrote them.
- Author
- Vickers, Hugo, Introduction
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0297645994
- ISBN 13
- 9780297645993
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
Terms of Sale
Trinder's Fine Tools
All items are offered subject to prior sale. Our prices exclude the cost of shipping; if it is at all possible we ship at Biblio's standard rates. However, some of our books are particularly heavy, and where the postal charge is significantly greater than Biblio's suggested figure, we will contact you with the actual charge for approval before proceeding. Any exchange rate information relating to our books is for guidance only: your credit card will be charged in pounds. We are happy to accept payment by American Express, Visa or Mastercard, and ship expertly to anywhere in the world. Our aim is your total satisfaction, and in the unlikely event of a book failing to arrive, then we will ensure a full refund of your payment. If any book is found to be unsatisfactory then on return of the book a full refund will be made.
About the Seller
Trinder's Fine Tools
Biblio member since 2004
Clare, Sudbury, Suffolk
About Trinder's Fine Tools
Peter and Rosemary Trinder are PBFA members, and trade as Trinders' Fine Tools from our book and tool shop in Clare, Suffolk, UK, and our web site at http://www.trindersfinetools.co.uk We specialise in quality reference books on all aspects of fine and applied arts and crafts.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...